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Bill_and_BenBill_and_Ben Posts: 161
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image Does anyone know what this is? It's in a very shady place on a north facing boundary.

My location: Histon, near Cambridge, UK


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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 29,637

    Iris foetidissima?  Purple/lilac flowers in late spring and then red berries in autumn and winter.

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,295
    Obelixx says:

    Iris foetidissima?  Purple/lilac flowers in late spring and then red berries in autumn and winter.

    See original post

     Yes image



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Bill_and_BenBill_and_Ben Posts: 161

    Thank you Obelixx and nutcutlet. It does indeed look like this. I'm not aware of ever buying or receiving this plant as a gift but it looks exactly like an Iris foetidissima which I'd never heard of. The photo was taken in April 2 years ago but the berries were old from the autumn before. At the moment it is just the sword like green leaves so maybe the berries from last autumn got eaten. Great to know what it was as it looks a little poisonous but I think it's okay to leave.

    My location: Histon, near Cambridge, UK


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