Iris cretensis Kotsifou Gorge 3a and proclaimed the result to

and proclaimed the result to be the most beautiful lycoris ever created

although morning sun maintains the color a bit longer

blueberry-sized fruit from spring persist alongside the fall flowers

Flowers are pale lavender on 30" scapes in late spring

Iris cretensis Kotsifou Gorge 3a and proclaimed the result to(aka: Iris unguicularis var. cretensis) Iris cretensis 'Kotsifou Gorge' is a 2017 Plant Delights Nursery introduction grown from a single cutting taken near the nerve rattling Kotsifou Gorge Bridge at 1,200' elevation in Central Crete. There, Iris cretensis grows in large 6' wide mats in the dry, rocky, full sun hillsides. In the garden, Iris 'Kotsifou Gorge' makes a small 5" tall x 18" wide (5 years) rock garden sized mound of very narrow grass like