Iris squalens

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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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. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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