Iris cristata Merles Ruby Morocco a yet un-named hybrid of

a yet un-named hybrid of the Southeastern US native

Rhodophiala bifida remains evergreen through the winter

but repeatedly failed when trying to grow it

Campylandra wattii is one of the only winter-hardy members of the genus

winter hardy century plant

Iris cristata Merles Ruby Morocco a yet un-named hybrid of(aka: Iris cristata 'Merle's Wine') Iris cristata 'Merle's Ruby' is a superb and truly unique selection of the US native woodland iris with an intriguing story. It was sold as early as 2003 by Minnesota's Rice Creek, who got it from a local friend, Merle Kratoska. Merle purchased the plant from another unidentified "Merle" in North Carolina, who reportedly found it in the wild. This is where the tale runs cold. We can tell you that it has performed