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| + | |genus=Iris |
| + | |species=pumila |
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| + | |flowers=purple |
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− | Iris pumila, Linn. (I. violacea, Sweet. I. taurica, Lodd. I. caerulea, Spach). Fig. 1967. Lvs. linear, 2-4 in. long: st. none or very short, 1-headed: spathe- valves scarious at the tip: fls. fugitive, yellow, or bright or dark lilac; limb 2 in. long. Austria-Hungary, Asia Minor, S.Russia. L.B.C. 16:1506,1574. R.H. 1903:132. G.M. 49:225 (var. tricolor)- Gn. M. 15:360.—A dwarf, hardy plant, spreading rapidly in borders. Has many color varieties ranging from dark reddish purple to light purple and yellow. var. attica, Boiss. & Heldr. (I. attica, Boiss. & Heldr.). Lvs. narrow, falcate: fls. pale straw-yellow tinged with green; segms. with inconspicuous purplish veins, the outer with a purplish or greenish brown patch. Gt. 11:377. var. violacea, Ker. Fls. bright blue. B.M. 1261. var. lutea, Ker. Fls. pale yellow. The common yellow form. B. M. 1209. —The following trade names which are self-explanatory have been applied to some of the numerous color- varieties of this species: I. alba, I. atropurpurea, I. atroviolacea, I. azurea, I. bicolor, I. codestis, I. luiea. I. sulphurea. I. gracilis, E. Berg, is probably a hybrid of this species.
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| + | '''Iris pumila''', Linn. (synonyms I. violacea, Sweet. I. taurica, Lodd. I. caerulea, Spach). Leaves linear, 2-4 in. long: no stem or very short, 1-headed: spathe-valves scarious at the tip: flowers fugitive, yellow, or bright or dark lilac; limb 2 inches long. Austria-Hungary, Anatolia, Southern Russia{{SCH}}. |
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| ==Varieties== | | ==Varieties== |
| + | Var. tricolor — A dwarf, hardy plant, spreading rapidly in borders. Has many color varieties ranging from dark reddish purple to light purple and yellow. {{SCH}} |
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| + | Var. attica, Boiss. & Heldr. (I. attica, Boiss. & Heldr.) - Leaves narrow, falcate: flowers pale straw-yellow tinged with green; segments with inconspicuous purplish veins, the outer with a purplish or greenish brown patch. {{SCH}} |
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| + | Var. violacea, Ker. Flowers bright blue. {{SCH}} |
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| + | Var. lutea, Ker. Flowers pale yellow. The common yellow form.{{SCH}} |
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| + | The following trade names which are self-explanatory have been applied to some of the numerous color- varieties of this species: I. alba, I. atropurpurea, I. atroviolacea, I. azurea, I. bicolor, I. codestis, I. luiea. I. sulphurea. {{SCH}} |
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| + | I. gracilis, E. Berg, is probably a hybrid of this species.{{SCH}} |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |