Iris tectorum Wolong Greece boasts fairly short (for a

boasts fairly short (for a crinum lily)

If you like the boxwood relative sarcococca

opening slowly from the bottom to the top

this tropical-looking gem is worth growing just for its stature and texture in the garden

Iris tectorum Wolong Greece boasts fairly short (for aThis 2010 American Iris Society Award of Merit winning clone of the easy to grow Chinese roof iris is from a 1989 Jim Waddick collection near Wolong in Sichuan, China. It was also awarded the prestigious SIGNA (Species Iris Group) Award in 2013. For us, this is one of the most vigorous clones of the Chinese roof iris we grow, although it forms a tighter clump and doesn't spread like the forms more common in the trade. Starting in mid April (NC), the