Iris pumila

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Read about Iris pumila in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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