Iris bismarckiana

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Iris bismarckiana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Iris bismarckiana, Damman (I. nazarena, Hort. I. sari var. nazarena, Foster). Habit of I. susiana, and fls. as large: lvs. 8 in. long: st. 12-18 in. high: outer segms. orbicular, yellowish, densely spotted with purple-brown, with a dark purple-brown spot at the end of the beard; inner segms. orbicular, short-clawed, sky-blue from numerous blue veins on a creamy white ground. N. Palestine. B.M. 6960 (as I. sari var. lurida); 7986. R.H. 1902, p. 405. J.H. III. 56, p. 497 (as I. Sari var. nazarensis). I.H. 42, p. 78(7). Gt. 42, p. 487; suppl. pl. G.M. 40:250. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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