Iris planifolia

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Iris alata, Poir. (I. scorpiodes, Desf. Xiphium planifolium, Mill.). Lvs. about 6, plane, 6-9 in. long: st. very short, 1-3-fld.: tube 4-6 in. long; outer segms. 3-4 in. long, obovate-cuneate. bright lilac, variegated with white, and having a yellow keel down the claw; inner segms. obovate-unguiculate, spreading from the base of the outer; style-crest large, lacinately toothed. Spain to Sicily and Algeria. B.M. 6352. B.R. 1876.Gt. 40:1351 (vars.). Gn. 10, p. 579; 54, p. 102. G.C. 111.45:52. G.M. 35:614. G. 1:665: 11:689; 35:55. Gn.W. 20:185.邑inter-flowering. Plants very dwarf. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.