Zone: 4
Height: 60-90cm [2-3ft]
Spread: 45-60cm [1.5-2ft]
Bloom: May-June; very light blue with yellow "beard", scented, showy
Foliage: Mint green
Light: Full sun [best]; light shade
Water: Average
Soil: Moist, humusy, well-drained
Garden Location: Front to mid-border
Iris germanica florentina (Florentine perfume iris)
Historically grown as the source of the aromatic orris root, a scented substance used in perfumes, soaps, etc. The fleur-de-lys of heraldry.