The Iris

Afghanistan Amasya apex appearance barnumae beard blade blotch blue bracts bulb frame capsules Central Asia centre clumps collected cultivars curved darker deep described diameter distinct dryish dwarf Dykes eastern erect falls and standards fleshy flower colour flower stems flowers flowers in April flowers in March G. P. Baker garden plant genus germanica green ground colour grown grows Gynandriris habitat hairs height herbarium hybrid inflorescence Iran iris species irises juno leaf lilac margins metres metres altitude mountains narrow occurs Oncocyclus pale pallida papery Pardanthopsis pedicels perianth tube persica produced pumila purple Regelia region reticulata rhizomes ridge robust rocky Rodionenko roots Russia Scorpiris seeds Series short sibirica signal patch slender slightly slopes soil sometimes southern spathes specimens spuria spuria subsp stolons style branches SUBGENUS IRIS SUBGENUS LIMNIRIS synonym Syria tall Tien Shan Transcaucasia Turkey usually variable variants variegata veined violet whitish wild winter xiphium yellowish