Il Giardino Dell'Iris, Florence

Il Giardino Dell'Iris is a botanical garden dedicated to cultivating iris flowers, which have represented Florence since 1251. [articleExtractEn] You find it at the meeting of Viale dei Colli and Piazzale Michelangelo. [narrativeExtractEn] The Società italiana dell'Iris runs the garden and has made it a place for growers, botanists, and horticultural specialists from several countries to study these plants.

[articleExtractEn] Its main event is the Premio Firenze: growers submit new varieties, which are cultivated for 3 years before an international jury evaluates them. [articleExtractEn] During the competition, the beds display more than 1,500 iris varieties, alongside an olive grove and a pond used for aquatic kinds. [articleExtractEn] The garden also preserves specimens that have received awards in earlier competitions, linking its living collection with the long-running search for new iris forms. [articleExtractIt]