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''Iris foetidissima'' (Stinking iris, gladdon, Gladwin iris, roast-beef plant, stinking gladwin), is a species of ''iris'' found in open woodland, hedgebanks and sea-cliffs. Its natural range is Western Europe, including England south of Durham and also Ireland, and from France south and east to N. Africa, Italy and Greece.〔Plants For A Future: (''Iris foetidissima'' )〕 It is one of two iris species native to Britain, the other being the yellow iris (''Iris pseudacorus''). Its flowers are usually of a dull, leaden-blue colour, or dull buff-yellow tinged with blue; the capsules, which remain attached to the plant throughout the winter, are 5–8 cm long; and the seeds scarlet. It is known as "stinking" because some people find the smell of its leaves unpleasant when crushed or bruised, an odour that has been described as "beefy". This plant is cultivated in gardens in the temperate zones. Both the species〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=1038 )〕 and its cultivar 'Variegata'〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=3191 )〕 have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. ==Notes and references== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Iris foetidissima」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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