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Photo © Carl Farmer |
Common in damp lowland places, especially close to shore. Flower diameter c 8-10 cm. Leaves up to 2.5 cm wide. ID: Unmistakable at any time of year. Shoots form extensive patches, leaves have a thick midrib. Plants with similar-looking leaves are Montbretia which grows in dense tufts with bright green leaves, and Branched Bur-reed, whose leaves are 3-sided without a midrib. Other features: Generally grows in close stands. Has three large drooping petals and three smaller horizontal ones. Leaves like an army of blue-green spears thrusting up out of the ground during spring. |
