Iris imbricata

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Read about Iris imbricata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Iris imbricata, Lindl. (I. flavescens, Sweet. I. obtusifolia, Baker). Lvs. about 6 in a tuft, broadly ensiform, pale green, 6-;8 in. long at flowering time: st. 12-20 in. long, bearing a terminal and several nearly sessile lateral clusters each subtended by a ventricose navicular bract: spathe-valves oblong navicular, 2-3 in. long, green, membranous, very ventricose: fls. greenish yellow; tube 1 in. long; outer segms. obovate- cuneate, 2 in. long and 1 in. broad, veined with brown on the claw; inner segms. erect, rounded oblong, sub- cordately unguiculate, mottled with brown on the claw. Transcaucasia and N. Persia. B.R. 31:35. B.M. 7701. —Confused with I. flavescens, from which it differs by the membranous inflated green spathe-valves. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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