Iris stolonifera

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Iris stolonifera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Iris stolonifera. Maxim. (I. leichtlinii, Regel. I. vaga, Foster). Rhizome slender, wide-creeping: lvs. in tufts, not contiguous, ensiform, 1-1 ½ ft. long, scarcely glaucous: st. 1-2 ft. long, almost wholly concealed by clasping lvs., 1-headed, bearing 2-3 fls.: outer segms. 2-2 ½ in. long, oblong-cuneate, bright lilac, suffused with bronze toward the margin, with a yellow beard; inner segms. oblong, as broad as the outer, claw also bearded. Turkestan. Gn. 52:222. B.M. 7861. Gt. 36:1244 (rootstock only). G.C. III. 32:242. Gn.W. 24:382. Var. vaga, Foster, has larger fls. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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