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Iris (Moraea) sisyrinchium
It is common in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsule. It is characterized by a herbaceous, bulbous, perennial with basal leaves that are linear, longer than the stem. The flowers are at the top, bluish in color, very labile, with the outer tepals presenting a yellow or white spot, and the internal lanceolate, blue, and erect. The fruit is a capsule.
It lives in meadows, pastures and rocky areas.
Spotted on Apr 6, 2012
Submitted on Apr 20, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks, Oneng! People is used to see them as garden plants but these grow in the wild in my region :-)
Pretty..