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Re name change proposal denied for the NGA Plants Database.
The name of this excellent cultivar is spelled variously as 'Nora Leigh' and 'Norah Leigh'.
The cultivar is listed as 'Norah Leigh' (viz Nora with an "h") in the Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database.

The cultivar was named by the British horticulturalist, Alan Bloom, as "Norah Leigh', after he had discovered the plant in the garden of Norah Leigh, at Broadwell Manor, Gloucestershire, England.

See comments (Aug 29, 2009) and (June 13, 2012) for poisonings in cat:
https://davesgarden.com/guides...

The Iris that Lost its Name.

http://www.historiciris.org/ar...

Horticultural Pulmonaria angustifolia is apparently not the same plant as Pulmonaria angustifolia Linnaeus. In addition, there is apparently confusion between the plant called P. angustifolia in horticulture and its cultivars.

Or are all 'Sans Souci' ?
http://www.historiciris.org/ar...

Long-lived.

A very pretty blue.
Seeds around a bit.

This is a hybrid between Iris versicolor and I. ensata.
I have one plant, which is proving to be longer lived in my garden than I. ensata.

A pretty little alpine/rock garden plant for which some say average border conditions are lethal.

I've had them growing for numbers of years in two perennial borders, locating them close to the edge of a brick path (good drainage).

Has a nice bright magenta pink flower.

Many deep ruby red, but small, flowers.
Hardy here.

A beautiful violet blue colour.
Long lived.

I'd say that the flowers of this cultivar are quite attractive, but the foliage is quite exceptional.
The variegated foliage complements those perennials, including other phlox cultivars, which are around it.
It makes a great contribution to mixed perennial beds.

This plant spreads, but not in a chaotic way.
It's very easy to keep it in check by yearly removing outer bits with a spade.

Adds a lot to perennial beds.

Finding this to be quite a vigorous cultivar.

Attractive blue flower.
Nice green leaves.

Very reliable.

Hardy here like other gentians.

The loveliest blue I've seen in a monkshood (amethyst blue).

However, it is very lanky and tall and needs staking.
The latter is difficult here, since it grows to six feet (or more) in height in our garden.