Iris unguicularis

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Read about Iris unguicularis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Iris unguicularis, Poir. (I. stylosa, Desf. I. cretensis, Janka). Fig. 1970. Lvs. about 6 in a tuft, finally 1 ½ -2 ft. long, bright green: st. nearly obsolete: spathes 2-3- fld.; valves 4-6 in. long, scarious at the tip only, shorter than the tube: tube 5-6 in. long, filiform, exserted from the spathe; limb bright lilac, rarely white; outer segms. 2 ½ -3 in. long, 1 in. broad, with a yellow keel, streaked with lilac on a white ground at the throat; inner segms. oblong. Jan., Feb. Algeria, Greece and Islands, Asia Minor and N. Smyrna. B.M. 5773; 6343. R.H. 1900:300. Gn. 24:68; 46:248; 49, p. 236; 50, p. 187. G.C. III. 25:85. F.S.R. 35, p. 131. G. 9:590:34:115. G.L. 19:48; 22:378. Gn. W. 20:159.—Not hardy, but useful for cutting in early winter. Fragrant. var. alba, Hort. White form; spring. C.L.A. 5:134. Gn. 68, p. 381. var. superba, Hort. Bluish purple. Oct. and later. var. speciosa, Hort. Fls. well above the foliage, deep reddish purple.


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