Iris fulva 26/1 Restock and the smooth foliage makes

and the smooth foliage makes the plant safe and pleasant beside walks and seating

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A seldom-seen species with old-world charm

with the large-flowered Chinese Lonicera tragophylla

and the fruit feeds robins

Iris fulva 26/1 Restock and the smooth foliage makesAmong the wild irises of North America, Iris fulva is the one that broke the color rules. Where the family runs to blues, purples, and yellows, the copper iris opens in warm coppery red to burnt orange, a shade no other native iris offers, carried on slender stems in late spring and early summer with a soft, slightly drooping poise. The Latin fulva, meaning tawny or reddish brown, records that unusual color, and the common names, copper iris and red