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Iris foetidissima

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It is known as "stinking" because some people find the smell of its leaves unpleasant when crushed or bruised, an odour that has been described as "beefy". Its common names of 'gladdon' and 'gladwyn' or 'gladwin', are in reference to an old word for a sword, (Latin 'gladius') due to the shape of the
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It has tufts of dark green leaves. Its flowers are usually of a dull, leaden-blue colour, or dull buff-yellow tinged with blue. The petals have delicate veining. It blooms between June and July, but the flowers only last a day or so. The green seed capsules, which remain attached to the plant
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throughout the winter, are 5–8 cm (2–3 in) long; and the seeds are scarlet.
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It is one of two iris species native to Britain, the other being the yellow iris (
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Its natural range is Western Europe, including England (south of
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Iridaceae, found in open woodland, hedgebanks and on sea-cliffs.
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Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Asparagales
Iridaceae
Iris
Iris subg. Limniris
Iris sect. Limniris
Iris ser. Foetidissimae
Binomial name
L.
species
flowering plant
family
Durham

Iris pseudacorus
temperate
cultivar
Royal Horticultural Society
Award of Garden Merit



Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe (1996)
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