Iris sprengeri

It has large flowers which are white, silver-white or cream, with purple-red or reddish-brown veining and a golden yellow beard and a dark purple or deep purple-brown signal patch.

[4] They are white or cream coloured,[2][4] with yellow spots and purplish-red,[8] reddish-brown or purplish-brown veining.

In the middle of the falls, there is a blotch or signal patch which is large,[4] dark purple,[2] or deep purple-brown.

It was originally discovered in 1903 by German engineer businessman and plant collector[10] Walter Siehe,[4] in Asia-Minor (on the Taurus Mountains).

[1][11][12] Siehe also published and described Iris elizabethae in 1903,[8][13] it was recorded having larger flowers,[3] and only found on Mount Hasan (Hasan Dagi)[9] but the plant was later declared to be a synonym of Iris sprengeri.

[6] It prefers to grow in the mountains, on steppes and screes,[4] and unstable pumice slopes.

[4][2] Iris sprengeri can be grown in soils that have good drainage and are highin nutients, it needs to be dry through the summer after flowering.

[9] Like many other irises, most parts of the plant are poisonous (including the rhizome and leaves), if mistakenly ingested, it can cause stomach pains and vomiting.

Iris sprengeri near Lake Meke in Konya Province, Turkey