Iris sanguinea

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Read about Iris sanguinea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Iris sanguinea, Donn (I. orientalis, Thunb. I. sibirica var. sanguinea, Ker. I. nertschinskia, Lodd. I. haematophylla, Fisch. I. sibirica var. orientalis, Baker). Lvs. linear, glaucous, often tinged with red-purple at base, 18 in. long and 1/3 - 1/2 in. broad: st. about as long as the lvs., bearing a terminal head of 2-3 fls. and rarely a lateral head: spathes slightly scarious at flowering time, often reddish purple: outer segms. with a ---- orbicular blade, narrowed abruptly to a short --- bright lilac, yellowish white at the throat, veined --- purple; inner segms. broadly oval, connivent, dark blue. Manchuria. Korea, and Japan. B.M. 16--- L.B.C. 19: 1843.—Often regarded as a variety of ----- Cent. European I. sibirica. which has short subglobose caps, and fls. raised high above the lvs., while I. sanguinea has longer trigonal caps, with fls. bor--- among the lvs. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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