Iris versicolor

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Iris versicolor in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Iris versicolor, Linn. (I. virginica, Linn.). Fig. 1972. Lvs. slightly glaucous, l ½ -2 ft. long: st. forked low down and often branched above, 2-3-headed: tube very short; limb violet-blue; outer segms. spatulate, 2-3 in. long, variegated with yellow on the claw and veined with purple; inner segms. oblanceolate, much smaller. British N. Amer. and N. U. S. Intro, into England 1732. B.M. 21, 703. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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