Iris bracteata

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Cultivation

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Read about Iris bracteata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Iris bracteata, Wats. Fig. 1971. Rudimentary lvs. brown, very rigid; produced lvs. 1 to few, much exceeding the St., 1-2 ft. long, one side green, the other glaucous, edge revolute: st. 1-headed, angled, 2-3 in. to 1 ft. long, sheathed with bracts 2-4 in. long: tube short, funnelform; outer segms. 2-3 in.; blade ovate, as long as the claw, pale yellow, veined with bluish purple; inner segms. shorter, erect, yellow; style-branches long, narrow. June. Discovered in 1884 by Thomas Howell, in Ore. G.F. 1:43 (adapted in Fig. 1971). G.C. III. 39:401; 52:338. G.M. 50:161.—Intro. 1888. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

Cultivation

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