Rodger wrote, >Could it be Iris uniflora or Iris minuto-aurea? The latter in particular is >famous for not flowering. There >Another possibility is that it's one of the very dwarf forms of Acorus >gramineus. Some of these have been known to masquerade as irises, >the game only >being given away when a clever gardener persuades them to flower. I think Kathleen's plant has leaves longer than those Iris species. I have seen Acorus gramineus labeled "Iris" in a garden center. Another possibility that occurred to me is one of the taller species of Sisyrinchium, but they probably would be blooming. Jane McGary