Iris korolkowi


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Read about Iris korolkowi in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Iris korolkowi, Regel. Rhizome short-creeping: lvs. glaucous, 1 ft. long: st. 1 ft. long, bearing 2-3 reduced lvs. and a single head of 2-3 fls.: spathe-valves 2-3 in. long, keeled, acuminate, green flushed with purple: limb 2 ½ -3 in. long, pale yellowish white, veined with red-brown in the type; outer segms. oblong, 1 in. broad, with a brown beard and a brown patch on the throat; inner segms. as large, erect. May. Turkestan. B.M. 7025. Gn. 28:484. G.C. III. 4:37. Gt. 22:766; 40: 1358.—Very hardy. One of the earliest. Variously colored lilac, and so on in cult. var. concolor, Foster. Purplish lilac, veined darker. var. leichtliniana, Foster. Creamy white, with brownish veins. var. violacea, Foster. Violet, with dark veins.


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