Iris douglasiana

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Features:	✓	ground cover, fire resistant
USDA Zones:		on"on" is not a number. to on"on" is not a number.

Scientific Names

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Read about Iris douglasiana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Iris douglasiana, Herb. Rhizome stout, short, creeping: lvs. about 6 in a tuft, broadest in the middle, strongly ribbed, 1-2 ft. long: st. 1-2 ft. high, usually simple, with 1 long bract-lf.: tube ½ - ¾ in. long: fls. 3—4 in. diam.; outer segms. obovate-spatulate, spreading and recurved, pale lilac, with a white disk and purple veins; inner segms. shorter, erect, lanceolate, acuminate, pale lilac, veined. Calif. B.M. 6083. Gn. 50: 272.— Exists in an endless variety of color-forms, varying from pale lilac to deep violet with considerable variation in the veining. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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