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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 versicolor or Iris versicolour is also commonly known as the blue flag, harlequin blueflag, larger blue flag, northern blue flag, [2] and poison flag, plus other variations of these names, [3] [4] and in Great Britain and Ireland as purple iris. [5] It is a species of Iris native to North America, in the Eastern United States and Eastern ...
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 ...
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 ...
Iris laevigata Fisch – Rabbitear Iris, Shallow-flowered Iris, kakitsubata (Japanese) Iris maackii Maxim. Iris pseudacorus L. – Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag; Iris versicolor L. – Larger Blue Flag, Harlequin Blueflag; Iris virginica L. – Virginia Iris; Series Longipetalae (Rocky Mountain or long-petaled iris) Iris longipetala Herb. – (Coast ...
[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 ...
[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 ...
It blooms between April and May [2] (a week or 2 later than Iris fulva and Iris giganticaerulea) in the UK (June [5]) with up to 10 flowers, [3] that are 4–5 inches across. [6] [7] The large flowers come in a range of shades from red-purple, [4] [6] [8] to bright red [2] to brown, [6] and occasionally yellow.