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Iris reticulata, the netted iris or golden netted iris, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is native from eastern Turkey to Iran, [3] but cultivated widely in temperate regions. The reticulata group of irises is characterised by a fibrous net surrounding the bulb.
It was originally described and published by Sir Michael Foster as Iris bakeriana in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Tab. 7084. on November 1, 1889. [10] Then in Flora Iranica (1975) it was re-classified to be a variety of Iris reticulata by Wendelbo. [11] This now is accepted by most botanists. Iris bakeriana (Foster) then become a synonym for ...
Iris milesii. They produce typical sword-shaped leaves and have mainly corms or rhizomes. There are some exceptions which have bulbs. These are two subgenera of Iris - Xiphium and Hermodactyloides. The blooms, which are often scented, are arranged in often terminal inflorescences. Each flower has six petals.
Dwarf iris (Iris reticulata) appear in late winter and early spring. “Not only are they very hardy, but they are also brilliantly colored, ranging from yellow to bronze to different shades of ...
"Japanese iris" is also a catch-all term for the Japanese iris proper (hanashōbu), 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.
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.
The name for the subgenus is very similar to Hermodactylus (the former name for Iris tuberosa), which was originally a separate genus to irises, but in 2001 was re-classified to be within the Hermodactyloides sub-genus. [5] Most species are native to central Europe and central Asia. They mostly have one or two long leaves and flower in early ...
Iris danfordiae, the dwarf iris or Danford iris, is a bulbous perennial plant in the genus Iris, it is classified in the subgenus Hermodactyloides and section Reticulatae. It is from Turkey in Asia. It has 2 gray-green or bluish green, thick leaves, short slender stem holding a scented flower, in shades of yellow.