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Angel's trumpet. Certain flowers and plants with specific colors and nocturnal habits are suited to moon gardens. [8] Among these, lilies, angel's trumpet, [6] sweet rocket, moonflower, [6] four o'clock flower, [6] bearded iris, [5] night gladiolus, evening primrose, magnolia, snowdrop, foxglove, Japanese dogwood, garden phlox, lamb's ear, silvermound, peonies, [5] and common lilac [5] are all ...
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.
Iris bucharica has a yellowish white bulb, about 2 cm in diameter, [2] with thin fleshy roots. [3] It grows 20–40 cm (7.9–15.7 in) high. [4] [5]The lanceolate (lance-like) leaves which are blue-green below and glossy green above, reach up to 3.5 cm (1.4 in) wide and 20 cm (7.9 in) long.
With their intense fragrance and big, beautiful blooms that grow on stems three to four feet tall and gleam white in the moonlight, you'll definitely want to be nearby whenever they open each night.
Iris xiphium, commonly known as the Spanish iris, is an iris native to Spain and Portugal. It has also been found in Corsica, South West France, southern Italy, Algeria and Tunisia. [2] This species is also known as the small bulbous-rooted iris or xiphium iris. It was first illustrated in 'Flowers of the Mediterranean' in 1965. [2]
Iris planifolia growing wild near Elvas, Portugal. Iris planifolia has a large brown ovoid bulb (around 2 in (51 mm) in diameter), [2] with fleshy cylindrical white roots. [3] [4] The shiny green leaves that grow up to 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in) long and 1–3 cm wide [4] can conceal the short stem [2] at flowering time.
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Iris verna, the dwarf violet iris, is a species of flowering plant in the iris family . [1] It is endemic to the eastern United States from Maryland to Florida along the Atlantic Coast, west to Mississippi, and inland to Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio. [2] [3] [4] It occurs in nutrient-poor acidic soils of open to semi-shaded woodlands. [3]