Iris unguicularis Mary Barnard Cottage Garden Plants known primarily as a hanging

known primarily as a hanging basket plant

Hosta plantaginea is the most heat-tolerant species from China

it was used medicinally to treat arthritis

but in the garden

a wonderful fragrance

Iris unguicularis Mary Barnard Cottage Garden Plants known primarily as a hangingIris unguicularis 'Mary Bernard' is one of the best flowering forms of the winter blooming iris we have grown. Iris unguicularis 'Mary Bernard', a wild collection from Algeria, starts blooming slightly earlier in the fall and with slightly larger flowers than many Iris unguicularis selections. The tight clumps are composed of narrow foliage, interspersed in late fall and again in late winter early spring with fragrant dark purple flowers nestled just