Iris xiphium — Iris d'Hollande

We offer the improved dutch form which makes a tall, very good cutflower and a good garden plant.
Extract from PBS forum 02/06: "Spanish" iris were early, had stems too short to make
good cut flowers, and had relatively thin textured flowers which
didn't stand up well to handling. Flowers smaller than the "Dutch"
iris. They generally did not force well except in the spring.
At one time they were sold as pot plants, rather than cut flowers.
Potted plants are heavy, thus cost money to ship. Spanish iris
are now seldom seen in florists' shops.
"Dutch" iris force well, year round. Stems were long
enough to cut, and flowers were of heavy enough texture to stand
handling. They could be cut in bud, and would develop in water
and still last in flower.
Because the market was for cut flowers for florists, the
group that best met florists' needs were most developed, and
hybridization and selection concentrated on plants which meet
the florist specifications. The plants currently being offered to
gardeners started their life as cut flower plants, now excess to
market needs in the florist industry.