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Iris × germanica grows up to 120 cm (47 in) high and 30 cm (12 in) wide. [5] The roots can go up to 10 cm (3.9 in) deep and it is a rhizomatous perennial that blooms mid to late spring. Hundreds of cultivars exist representing nearly every colour from jet black to sparkling whites and red. [ 6 ]
Iris flavescens Delile – lemonyellow iris (= I. variegata?) Iris furcata Bieb. – forked iris; Iris × germanica L. – German bearded iris (includes I. × barbata) Iris × germanica nothovar. florentina Dykes; Iris glaucescens Bunge; Iris griffithii Baker; Iris hellenica Dionysios Mermygkas, Kit Tan & Artemios Yannitsaros; Iris imbricata Lindl.
In 1910, William Rickatson Dykes in The Gardeners' Chronicle of September 17, 1910, [23] felt that Iris florentina was not a wild species but had hybrid origin, [15] or form of Iris germanica. [19]: 121 In his book, 'The Iris' in 1981, Brian Mathew, re-classified the iris as Iris germanica 'Florentina'. [23] [25] [39] This later became Iris ...
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.
Tigridia pavonia is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae. Common names include jockey's cap lily, [3] Mexican shellflower, [4] peacock flower, [4] tiger iris, [5] and tiger flower. [4] This summer-flowering bulbous herbaceous perennial is widespread across much of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. It is ...
Dietes bicolor, the African iris, butterfly flag, fortnight lily, or peacock flower, [1] is a clump-forming rhizomatous perennial plant with long sword-like evergreen pale green leaves, growing from multiple fans at the base of the clump. This species belongs to the iris family Iridaceae. It can form large clumps if left undisturbed for years.
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It is of medium size, bearing purple flowers adorned with white beards. While it is seldom cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, its history has been perplexing. Initially mistaken as a variety of Iris germanica, it was later recognized as a distinct species, though it shared a name with another bearded iris. The clarification ...