Naturalised in garden, Co.Cork |
Stinking Iris / Roast Beef Plant Dull violet flowers, yellow-brown centre, purple veins. Fleshy fruit capsules with red seeds. Evergreen leaves, dark green, sword-shaped. Unpleasant smell when crushed. Height: 40-80cm Relic of cultivation or garden escape. Prefers calcareous soil, woodlands, hedgerows. Possibly native some places, but mainly introduced garden escape. Similar: Yellow Flag, I. pseudoacorus |