Iris xiphium

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Iris xiphium in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Iris xiphium, Linn. (I. hispanica, Hort. I. spectabilis, Spach). Spanish Iris. Fig. 1978. Lvs. about 1 ft. long: st. 1-2 ft. high: pedicel long, tube obsolete; outer segms. 2-2 1/2 in. long, violet-purple, yellow in the center; inner segms. as long, but narrower. Late June. Spain and N. Afr. B.M. 686. Gn. 20:442; 30, p. 385; 54, p. 471. long cult, and well known. Hardy in N. J. in protected situations. var. lusitanica, Foster (I. lusitanica, Ker). Fls. yellow. B.M. 679. var. battandieri, Foster. Fls. pure white, except the orange keels of the outer segms. Lvs. very glaucous. Algeria. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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