Iris setosa

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Iris setosa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Iris setosa, Pall. (I. brachycuspis, Fisch. I. tripetala, Hook.). Lvs. thin, green, 1- 1 ½ ft. long: st. deeply forked, much exceeding the lvs.: tube ¼ in. long; limb bright lilac; outer segms. 2-2 ½ in. long; blade 1 in. broad, suddenly narrowed at the claw, copiously veined; inner segms. very small, ½ in., cuneate, large-cuspidate; style-branches large, crested. E. Siberia, Japan, and N. W. Amer. to Labrador and Maine. B.M. 2326; 2886. Gt. 322. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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