Iris squalens

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Read about Iris squalens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Iris squalens, Linn. Lvs. glaucous, 1-1 ½ ft. long: st. 2-3 ft. high, much branched and many-fld.: spathe- valves subscarious: outer segms. obovato-cuneate, upper part plain lilac-purple; claw yellow, veined with lilac; beard yellow; inner segms. as large, obovate, dull lilac and yellow, or brownish and yellow. Cent. Eu. to Caucasus. B.M. 787. (See note under 7. sambucina.) J.H. III. 48:481.—Many of the Gorman irises of cultivators belong to this form. var. jacquesiana, Hort. Outer segms. dark red-violet, yellow at base; inner segms. tawny yellow. Late. One of the best.


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