Iris pseudo-pumila

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Iris pseudo-pumila in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Iris pseudo-pumila, Tineo (I. panormitana, Tod.). Lvs. ensiform, glaucescent, 6-9 in. long, narrowed suddenly to an oblique tip: st. 1-headed, 6-8 in. long, clothed with bracts, 1-fld.: tube 2-2 ½ in. long; spathe-valves green: fls. varying from yellow to bright lilac; outer segms. oblong unguieulate, 2-2 ½ in. long; inner segms. rather broader. Mountains of Sicily. I. statellae, Tod., is a hybrid or a sport of this species. The seeds give rise to typical I. pseudo-pumila plants. B.M. 6894 is I. erratica, Tod. Probably a similar hybrid. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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