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Patersonia, is a genus of plants whose species are commonly known as native iris or native flag and are native to areas from Malesia to Australia. [2] Description
Patersonia occidentalis is a tufted, rhizome-forming perennial that typically grows to a height of up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in). It has four to ten sharply-pointed, glabrous, strap-like leaves 80–550 mm (3.1–21.7 in) long and 2–10 mm (0.079–0.394 in) wide.
Iris is a flowering plant genus of 310 accepted species [1] with showy flowers.As well as being the scientific name, iris is also widely used as a common name for all Iris species, as well as some belonging to other closely related genera.
Trimezia northiana, synonym Neomarica northiana, [1] also known as North's false flag [2] or walking iris, is a flowering plant, native to Brazil, with a rhizomatous rootstock, belonging to the iris family, Iridaceae.
The English names walking iris, apostle's iris and apostle plant have been used for many species, regardless of the generic placement (e.g. for Trimezia gracilis, syn. Neomarica gracilis). New plantlets form at the end of the flower spikes; after flowering, the spikes fall over and a new plant grows, so the plant "walks".
Iris lacustris, the dwarf lake iris, is a plant species in the genus Iris, subgenus Limniris and in the section Lophiris (crested irises). It is a rhizomatous, beardless perennial plant, native to the Great Lakes region of eastern North America. It has lavender blue or violet-blue flowers, a very short stem and long fan-like green leaves.
Tony Hall published an article about Iris narynensis in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 2007. [5] Iris narynensis is an accepted name by the Royal Horticultural Society. [6] It is hardy to United States Department of Agriculture Zones 4-5. [7] It has been collected and displayed in the Tashkent Botanical Garden. [8]
Iris grant-duffii is a species in the genus Iris.It is also in the subgenus Limniris and in the series Syriacae.It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq, which has brown bristles/spines on the rhizome, long thin greyish green leaves, short stem carrying a single scented flower in shades of yellow.