Help ID please

[NegroniMacaroni]

Any ideas what this plant might be? I've been looking for a plant with a small-footprint and upright evergreen foliage and this could work! Any other recommendations welcome, particularly if also drought tolerant.
I was wondering if its a type of iris but I don't think they tend to be evergreen.
Many thanks : )

Possibly iris foetidissima, stinking iris. Think its a native uk iris, very insignificant greenish yellow flowers. Evergreen.

Another possibility is sisyrinchium striatum.

It looks like Crocosmia new shoots. They can sprout up quickly early on in mild weather, in a sheltered spot (not evergreen though).

If you're looking for an evergreen with similar leaves, how about one of the newer varieties of Daylily such as Hemerocallis 'See You Tomorrow'.

Or:
a dwarf conifer such as Cupressus Goldcrest Wilma - the dwarf lemon cypress;

a small leaved Hebe such as Emerald Globe;

a compact Heuchera such as 'Winter Joy' or 'Coral Petite' or 'Peach Crisp'.

Snap a leaf and smell the sap, if it smells like meat it's stinking iris.