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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.
Trimezia candida, synonym Neomarica candida, [3] also known as white walking iris, is species of flowering plant. It was first described by Emil Hassler and given the name Neomarica candida by Thomas Archibald Sprague . [ 4 ]
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".
Trimezia martinicensis is closely related to T. steyermarkii, [6] with which it has been widely confused. [7] Clive Innes describes T. martinicensis as having a brown mark at the base of each outer tepal, whereas T. steyermarkii has brownish-purple bands. [8]
Iris giganticaerulea, the giant blue iris, is a species of iris, in the subgenus Limniris, in the series Hexagonae.It is a rhizomatous perennial, from northern America.It has long bright green leaves, very tall stems and one or two musky fragrant flowers in a range of blue shades (pale, bright, dark, lavender and violet) or rarely white.
Iris hookeriana is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Iris and in the section Pseudoregelia. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the Himalayan mountains of India and Pakistan. It has long pale green or yellow green leaves, long slender stem and fragrant blue, purple or lilac flowers, that are mottled with a darker colour.
Iris henryi has a short perianth tube and long pedicel, while with Iris minutoaurea it is the other way around. [ 2 ] It has a yellowish brown, slender, wiry, rhizome, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] measuring about 2 cm (1 in) long and 0.5 cm (0 in) wide, [ 5 ] that produces many branches and stolons.
Iris wattii is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Limniris and the section Lophiris (crested irises). It is a rhizomatous perennial plant.It is native to China, Burma and India, it has lavender or light blue flowers.