Iris dichotoma

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Cultivation

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Read about Iris dichotoma in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Iris dichotoma, Pall. Rhizome slender: lvs. 6-8 in a fan-shaped cluster, 8-12 in. long, 1 ½ in. wide: st. 2 ft. high, much branched, bearing &-10 heads: spathes not over ½ in. long, scarious, 3-5-fld.: fls. fugitive, opening only in the afternoon, twisting spirally when withering; outer segms. with a subquadrate blade contracted into a broadly cuneate claw, whitish, spotted with lilac-purple; inner segms. spreading, oblong-unguicu- late, whitish and light purple. August. Irkutsk and Transbaikalia to Manchuria and China. B.M. 6428. B.R. 246. — Although the fls. last only a few hours, they are produced in great profusion so that usually 4-6 are open at the same time. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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