Iris orientalis

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Iris orientalis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Iris orientalis, Mill. (I. ochroleuca, Linn. I. gigantea, Carr.). Fig. 1974. Plants growing in strong clumps: lvs. 2-3 ft. long, 1 in. or more broad, slightly glaucous: st. 3 ft., stout, terete, about as long as the lvs., with 2-3 spicate clusters of fls.: outer segms. obovate, 1 in. broad, as long as the claw, yellow, paler or white toward the margin; inner segms. oblong, 1 in. broad, lemon-yellow to whitish. Asia Minor and Syria. B.M. 61. Gn. 20:272; 38:462; 46, p. 362; 50, p. 186; 69, p. 25; 72, p. 622. Gn. M. 15:360. R.H. 1875, p. 357.—One of the largest of the irises. Grows in almost any situation. White forms of this plant are in cult, but no purple forms are known. See note under I. monnieri. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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