Iris fulva

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Iris fulva in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Iris fulva, Ker (I. cuprea, Pursh). Lvs. thin, bright green, 1 ½ -2 ft. long, not exceeding the st.: st. 2-3 ft. high, forked low down; lower st.-lvs. 1 ft. long: pedicel produced: tube greenish yellow, 1 in. long; limb loosely expanded, bright reddish brown or copper-colored, variegated with blue and green; outer segms. obovate- cuneate, emarginate; inner segms. smaller, spreading. Late June. In swamps, 111. to Ga., La. and Texas. Intro, into England 1811 by Lyon. B.M. J496. Gn. 53:518. Mn. 5:61. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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