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Iris sibirica, commonly known as Siberian iris or Siberian flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, from Europe (including France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Former Yugoslavia, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine and northern Turkey) and ...
The 28 chromosomal group contains Iris sanguinea, Iris sibirica and Iris typhifolia. [2] [8] The Morgan-Wood Medal has been awarded by the American Iris Society since 1951. It honours the work of F. Cleveland Morgan (1882-1962) and Ira E. Wood (1903-1977). It is given to those Siberian irises judged to be the best of the best in that year. [2] [9]
Series Sibiricae (Siberian irises) Iris bulleyana Dykes; Iris chrysographes – Black Iris; Iris clarkei Baker; Iris delavayi Micheli; Iris forrestii Dykes; Iris sanguinea Hornem. ex Donn – Blood Iris, ayame (Japanese) Iris sibirica – Siberian Iris; Iris typhifolia Kitag. Iris wilsonii C.H.Wright; Series Spuriae. Iris brandzae Prod.
Siberian Iris Glenn Ross Images/Getty Images Siberian irises have pretty sword-shaped foliage and intricate-looking flowers in an array of colors ranging from yellow to pale purple to dark amethyst.
For the purposes of this category, "Siberia" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. That is, the geographic region known as Siberia is defined as including the following areas, typically defined by the political boundaries of its constituents:
The Sino-siberian irises all generally have similar cultivation requirements. [5] Although Iris forrestii is known as being easy to grow. [10] They are not as hardy as the other group of Siberian irises. [5] They also don't like very hot conditions either. If it losses too much moisture it will wither and die.
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.
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