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Iris is an ambiguous color term, usually referring to shades ranging from blue-violet to violet. However, in certain applications, it has been applied to an even wider array of colors, including pale blue, mauve, pink, and even yellow (the color of the inner part of the iris flower).
Iris latifolia grows to a height of 50 cm. [3] The plant produces two or three deep purple flowers with yellow marks in the center of the lower petals. Flowers have six tepals and are 12–13 cm in diameter. Leaves are stiff and sword-shaped, approximately 60 cm long, and dark green to teal in color. Leaves begin growth in early spring, before ...
The reticulata group of irises is characterised by a fibrous net surrounding the bulb. They are small plants to 15 centimetres (5.9 in), with tubular, sharply-pointed, ribbed leaves, and flowers of yellow, blue or purple with an orange blaze on the falls, appearing in early spring.
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 ...
[1] [2] [4] In the mesophyll (between the upper and lower layers of epidermis) of the leaves, hexagonal crystals have been found. [6] It has a stem that is between 10–25 cm (3.9–9.8 in) tall, [2] making it the 2nd tallest Hermodactyloide Iris after Iris tuberosa. [1] [2] The stem has several green, inflated spathes (leaves of the flower bud ...
[2] [3] The yellow forms can be pale yellow with greenish-brown veining, [3] [4] [6] they also have bracts that are not so intensely purple stained. [12] The yellow forms of Iris junonia, [13] and yellow forms of Iris imbricata are similar in form to the yellow forms of Iris purpureobractea, also forms of Iris germanica in the Taurus mountains ...
Iris ensata is an erect rhizomatous herbaceous perennial growing to 80 cm (31 in) tall, with strap-shaped leaves. The flower, appearing in midsummer, is purple with a flash of yellow on the falls. [2] The bluish purple color of the flowers is an example of the copigmentation phenomenon. [3]
Iris nelsonii is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Limniris and in the series hexagonae. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from northern America. It has long drooping, grass-like leaves, tall stems, 10 red-purple flowers.