Photographs: Snave, Co. Cork

Chilean-iris Libertia formosa Murúch shneachta Family: Iridaceae Flowering: April-May. Perennial. Garden escape. Flowerstalks to 75cm high with sprays of white flowers that are followed by brown seed heads. Evergreen, grassy leaves to 50cm long. A slightly frost tender plant that seeds freely. Often planted but infrequently recorded as a garden escape or discard. Naturalised in Co.Dublin on coastal cliffs, but most records are from coastal areas of south, south-west and south-east Ireland

Chilean-iris, Libertia formosa, Murúch shneachta