Iris cretensis Kotsifou Gorge 3a but loved by butterflies and

but loved by butterflies and hummingbirds

although morning sun maintains the color a bit longer

Slim Ruddell

Hosta 'Olive Bailey Langdon'

Iris cretensis Kotsifou Gorge 3a but loved by butterflies and(aka: Iris unguicularis var. cretensis) Iris cretensis 'Kotsifou Gorge' is a 2017 Plant Delights Nursery introduction grown from a single cutting taken near the nerve rattling Kotsifou Gorge Bridge at 1,200' elevation in Central Crete. There, Iris cretensis grows in large 6' wide mats in the dry, rocky, full sun hillsides. In the garden, Iris 'Kotsifou Gorge' makes a small 5" tall x 18" wide (5 years) rock garden sized mound of very narrow grass like