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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.
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".
Iris giganticaerulea – Giant Blue Iris, Giant Blue Flag; Iris hexagona Walt. – Dixie Iris; Iris nelsonii Randolph – (Abbeville Iris) Iris savannarum Small – Prairie iris; Series Laevigatae (which includes the Japanese irises) Iris ensata Thunb. – Japanese Iris, hanashōbu (including I. kaempferi) Iris laevigata Fisch – Rabbitear ...
The Reds", species Iris fulva and Iris nelsonii, typically have red-orange corollas, with rare yellow forms. [1] Between 1920s and 1930s, Dr. John K. Small extensively studied irises in both Florida and Louisiana and named over 80 new species, including Iris savannarum, Iris kimballiae, Iris albispiritus and Iris rivularis. [2]
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.
Iris milesii. Irideae is a tribe included in the well-known family Iridaceae.It contains many species in five genera which are widely distributed in the Old World.The tribe derives its name from Iris, which is the largest genus of the tribe.
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Iridaceae (/ ɪ r ɪ ˈ d eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /) is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises.It has a nearly global distribution, with 69 accepted genera with a total of c. 2500 species.