Iris unguicularis Great White Anemonella shiny green leaves

shiny green leaves

Though it is standard practice to cut the foliage back before spring this is not an absolute necessity

This amazing sport adds a wide golden border to the thick

Hailing from the Sierra Madre Orientale mountain range in northeast Mexico

Iris unguicularis Great White Anemonella shiny green leavesWe obtained this Jim Archibald selection from NC gardener Mike Chelednik in 2002, and although many of the rare white flowered forms of Iris unguicularis are weak growers, this is not the case with Iris 'Great White'. The 20" tall x 2' wide clumps of Iris unguicularis 'Great White' are adorned in late fall until April (weather permitting) with fragrant, pure white flowers nestled among the foliage. Iris 'Great White' is always in very limited supply,