Native to the Himalayas and the Russian far east, the blackberry lily (Iris domestica, formerly known as Belamcanda chinensis), is a lovely and well behaved herbaceous perennial. It self-seeds pretty well and we promote that by distributing the seeds fairly widely. We’re getting to the point where we might actually pull a few up if they aren’t where we want them, but generally we let them go wherever they come up. They have wonderful, bright orange flowers in succession during the early summer and then the fruit ripens in pods that open up to reveal the “blackberries” that give the plant its common name.
Daily Archives: September 18, 2020
Iris domestica (Blackberry Lily)
Categories: Flowers and Plants
Tags: Belamcanda, Belamcanda chinensis, Blackberry Lily, Hardy Perennial, Herbaceous Perennial, Iris, Iris domestica
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