Iris ensata Agrippinella Astrolepis The very shiny leaves form

The very shiny leaves form a medium-sized 12" tall x 27" wide clump

Each flower cluster is enclosed in an absurdly large green involucre resembling a green handkerchief

forms a 4' wide patch in 10 years

Carex appalachica is a superb sedge

Iris ensata Agrippinella Astrolepis The very shiny leaves formI don't know what an agrippinella is, although I think I ate one once in Vietnam, but I do know that the iris by that name is a real stunner. Iris 'Agrippinella' is a selection of Japanese iris that begins flowering for us in early June (NC) with 3' tall stalks, topped with huge 8" wide flowers with 6 horizontal lavender purple petals, each highlighted by a central white blotch that radiates out into the petal like sun rays attractive to hummingbirds.