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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.
Bearded irises are tough plants, but a little maintenance goes a long way in long-term health. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Iris florentina can only be propagated by division, [11] [15] [20] of the rhizomes, [18] after flowering, [21] [22] up to six weeks after flowering, [6] and in the autumn. [1] [10] They should be divided every 3 to 4 years, [14] [21] when large clumps. [6] The old woody-like centre, should be removed, [12] [21] along with any damaged sections. [2]
"Japanese iris" is also a catch-all term for the Japanese iris proper (hanashÅbu), the blood iris (I. sanguinea, ayame) and the rabbit-ear iris (I. laevigata, kakitsubata). I. unguicularis is a late-winter-flowering species from Algeria, with sky-blue flowers with a yellow streak in the centre of each petal, produced from Winter to Spring.
Another bloom that signals the end of winter and the start of a new gardening season is the Crocus. A squat groundcover in the Iris family growing 4 to 6 inches tall and wide, they are yellow ...
The flowers are greyish lilac-white, (or slaty blue [8]) with falls having dark blue veins. The flowers smell of almonds. [6] Due to its early flowering (during winter), the leaves can be damaged (by snow and ice) so much that the plant does not form healthy bulbs for the next year. [10]
It is one of two iris species native to Britain, the other being the yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus). It has tufts of dark green leaves. [1] Its flowers are usually of a dull, leaden-blue colour, or dull buff-yellow tinged with blue. The petals have delicate veining. It blooms between June and July, but the flowers only last a day or so. [3]
Iris brevicaulis is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Limniris and in the series Hexagonae.It is a rhizomatous perennial, from North America.It has bright green, glossy long leaves, a long zig-zagged stem and 3–6 flowers per stem, which are come in blue shades from violet-blue, to lavender, to purple-blue, to bright blue to blue, and pale blue.