I contacted Angelo. I was hoping he'd reply first, but maybe he already went to bed. :-) Here was his reply: "It's Iris collina, which is considered a synonymous of Iris sintenisii. This species is found in Southern Italy and it's not well understood if it's the same species of the Balkans or a valid subspecies. Probably Dell couldn't read my label. It's Iris collina, not coccina." So it's a type of Spuria iris. Here's some more from the Googles: http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/… http://naturamediterraneo.com/forum/topic.asp/… http://asklepios.it/cgi-bin/ssp.cgi/… http://naturamediterraneo.com/forum/topic.asp/… http://actaplantarum.org/floraitaliae/… Dennis in Cincinnati (the frozen tundra)