German iris

1 :  any of several Old World bearded irises: such as a :  a large purple-flowered to white-flowered iris (Iris germanica) native to central and southern Europe b :  any of several chiefly European irises (as I. kochii and I. flavescens) usually considered to be closely related to or sometimes varieties of the German iris (I. germanica)

2 :  any of numerous tall bearded horticultural irises derived from the wild German irises (especially Iris germanica) by hybridization and selection