 | Blackberry Lily Seeds (Iris domestica). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Thomas Jefferson planted 'Chinese Ixia' in an oval flower bed at Monticello in 1807. This hardy and robust perennial, now known as Blackberry Lily, is naturalized at Monticello, perhaps from an earlier Jefferson planting. A member of the Iris tribe, Blackberry Lily bears showy orange flowers (spotted with red) in mid-summer. Ornamental, blackberry-like seeds, which appear in fall, are not edible. Jefferson-documented:... - Blackberry Lily Seeds (Iris domestica). |
