To continue our iris theme!
Today the ladies who latte pursed pond
plants and I found sisyrinchium californicum,
or a mini iris as it was described
http://tinyurl.com/2wozff
The tag says it is good to zone 6, online says 8-10... time
will tell. It will be up on the deck in a watery container and can
be protected in the winter (zone 7a here).
Very pretty with the starlike yellow flowers.
Available in the UK from my interet wanderings

k :-)
http://tinyurl.com/6bguh ~ new pond keeper info
http://tinyurl.com/yp64db ~ slide show of pond