Iris reticulata

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Read about Iris reticulata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Iris reticulata, Bieb. Lvs. 2-4 in a tuft, short, erect, quadrangular, with horny edges, elongating to 1 1/2 ft.: st. very short: tube 3-6 in. long; fls. bright purple, very fragrant; outer segms. 2 in. long, yellow at the claw, with a low yellow crest; inner segms. narrower. Mid-April. Asia Minor and Persia. B.M. 5577. F.S. 5, pp. 509. R.H. 1890, p. 133; 1912, p. 454. Gt. 779; 13:452. Gn. 20:112; 54, p. 471; 59, p. 233. G.C. II 11:501; 21:217; 111. 52:339. F. 1860:161. G. 19:466. G.M 51:695. F.W. 1871:225. var. histrioides, Foster (I. histrioides, Dykes). Outer segms. much mottled with white and lilac on the cluw and broad, orbicular blade. Asia Minor, Persia, and the Caucasus. Gn. 42:364; 62, p. 42 and 77, p. 42. G M. 51, p. 87. J.H. 111. 34:111. Early-flowering, and fine for pots. var. krelagei, Regel. Fls. red-purple, varying greatly in shade; claw conspicuously veined. The common wild form of the Caucasus. Nearly odorless. L.B.C. 19:1829. Gt. 22:779. R.B. 18:60. G.C. II. 21:217. var. caerulea, Hort. Azure-blue. var. cyanea, Regel. Blue. Gt. 23:797. var. major, Hort. Like the type, but larger. Gn. 60, p. 198. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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