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perunika · Iris pallida
A pale-blue, sweetly scented iris of the southern karst, flowering on dry stony slopes and old terraces in late spring.
Identification & best seen
Soft lavender-blue flowers on tall grey-green sword-leaves; fragrant.
Habitat & where to see
Dry rocky slopes and old walls in Herzegovina.
Its dried rhizome ('orris root') has been used in perfume and to scent linen for centuries.