Iris caerulea

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Iris caerulea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Iris caerulea, Fedtsch. (I. caucasica var. caerulea, Regel. I. orchoides var. caerulea, Hort.). Lvs. about 8: st. about 15 in. high, bearing 3-4 fls. in the axils of the lvs.: fls. bright lilac; outer segms. with a ligulate claw expanded slightly at the base and an obovate-oblong blade with a conspicuous whitish crest and a yellow blotch on the throat; inner segms. pendant, with a narrow pointed lanceolate blade. Turkestan. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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