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The best time to plant irises is the late summer and early fall (think late July through early September). This gives the plant enough time to settle into the ground and start rooting ahead of the ...
A truly red bearded iris, like a truly blue rose, remains an unattained goal despite frequent hybridizing and selection. [32] There are species and selections, most notably based on the beardless rhizomatous Copper iris , which have a relatively pure red color. However, getting this color into a modern bearded iris breed has proven very ...
Many times, I have seen people say they have to have a loropetalum. I get it. They come in a nice 3-gallon container with pretty burgundy leaves and these amazing pink flowers.
Subgenus Xiphium is a subgenus of Iris. If considered a separate genus from Iris, it is known as genus Xiphion. The Latin specific epithet Xiphium refers to the Greek word for sword xiphos. [1] All species in this subgenus are true bulbs, and are native to southwest Europe (southern Spain, Portugal and southern France) and northern Africa. [2]
Iris series Californicae are a series of the genus Iris, in Iris subg. Limniris.They are commonly known as Pacific Coast iris (PCI), [1] or Pacific Coast natives (PCN). [2]The series was first classified by Diels in Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (Edited by H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl) in 1930.
Iris chrysographes is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial with creeping rhizomes.The leaves are linear and greyish green, and up to 70 cm (28 in) long. The hollow flowering stems, 25–30 cm (9.8–11.8 in) long, bear slightly scented flowers in early summer.
Iris milesii (also known as the red flower 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 Himalayas, India and China. It has pinkish-violet, or pinkish purple, or pinkish-lavender or pinkish lilac flowers, with a fringed ...
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]