He says that honor goes to Trimezia martinicensis, which he notes, is the most drought-tolerant of the travelling irises, and the one least likely to protest alkaline or clay soil. The elusive Neomarica cf. The flowers are 2 to 3 inches in diameter and are pale yellow, tan and blue. When established, plants are fairly frost-hardy. In south Florida they make relatively pest-free landscape plants, thriving in bright shade.
Flowers are fragrant.