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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 ...
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.
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 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.
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 kashmiriana is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Iris.It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Kashmir, India.It has straight, sword-shaped, glaucous leaves, tall, thick stem with up 2 short branches, which hold 2–3 flowers, which can be white, cream or pale blue, lilac, lavender or blue-purple.
Iris savannarum is different from Iris hexagona in several features, including seed capsules (Iris hexagona capsules are hexagonal while Iris savannarum capsules are rounded), leaves (Iris hexagona has yellow-green leaves, while Iris savannarum has bright green leaves), and blooming times (Iris hexagona flowers one month later than Iris savannarum).
They are around 6 cm wide. The plant can reach up to 80 cm, [3] It typically flowers in May and June, but not always. The greyish-green leaves emerge in autumn, they grow between 20–70 cm tall. [2] The leaves die after the flowers fade. [4] The Spanish iris is favoured by florists for its striking colour combinations.