Iris lazica Veronica native from NC to Mississippi

native from NC to Mississippi

this fine southern native is one of the best of the blue stars

could make any garden a fragrant oasis and a hummingbird haven

this light shade- and moisture-lover forms rounded patterned leaves of velvety medium green

so we thought it was time to share

Iris lazica Veronica native from NC to Mississippi(aka: Iris unguicularis ssp. lazica) Iris lazica hails from Lazistan, a former Ottoman (southern Black Sea) region which was dissolved nearly a century ago after a testy regional divorce, with Turkey and Russia each receiving joint custody. Iris lazica is a close relative of the better known Iris unguicularis, with foliage that's wider (3 4" vs. 1 4") and shorter, and emerges at an angle instead of upright. Starting for us at the end of winter,