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'''Iris pumila''', Linn. (synonyms I. violacea, Sweet. I. taurica, Lodd. I. caerulea, Spach). Leaves linear, 2-4 in. long: no stem or very short, 1-headed: spathe-valves scarious at the tip: flowers fugitive, yellow, or bright or dark lilac; limb 2 inches long. Austria-Hungary, Anatolia, Southern Russia{{SCH}}. | |||
==Cultivation== | ==Cultivation== | ||
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==Varieties== | ==Varieties== | ||
Var. tricolor — A dwarf, hardy plant, spreading rapidly in borders. Has many color varieties ranging from dark reddish purple to light purple and yellow. {{SCH}} | |||
Var. attica, Boiss. & Heldr. (I. attica, Boiss. & Heldr.) - Leaves narrow, falcate: flowers pale straw-yellow tinged with green; segments with inconspicuous purplish veins, the outer with a purplish or greenish brown patch. {{SCH}} | |||
Var. violacea, Ker. Flowers bright blue. {{SCH}} | |||
Var. lutea, Ker. Flowers pale yellow. The common yellow form.{{SCH}} | |||
The following trade names which are self-explanatory have been applied to some of the numerous color- varieties of this species: I. alba, I. atropurpurea, I. atroviolacea, I. azurea, I. bicolor, I. codestis, I. luiea. I. sulphurea. {{SCH}} | |||
I. gracilis, E. Berg, is probably a hybrid of this species.{{SCH}} | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== |
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Iris pumila, Linn. (synonyms I. violacea, Sweet. I. taurica, Lodd. I. caerulea, Spach). Leaves linear, 2-4 in. long: no stem or very short, 1-headed: spathe-valves scarious at the tip: flowers fugitive, yellow, or bright or dark lilac; limb 2 inches long. Austria-Hungary, Anatolia, Southern RussiaCH.
Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Var. tricolor — A dwarf, hardy plant, spreading rapidly in borders. Has many color varieties ranging from dark reddish purple to light purple and yellow. CH
Var. attica, Boiss. & Heldr. (I. attica, Boiss. & Heldr.) - Leaves narrow, falcate: flowers pale straw-yellow tinged with green; segments with inconspicuous purplish veins, the outer with a purplish or greenish brown patch. CH
Var. violacea, Ker. Flowers bright blue. CH
Var. lutea, Ker. Flowers pale yellow. The common yellow form.CH
The following trade names which are self-explanatory have been applied to some of the numerous color- varieties of this species: I. alba, I. atropurpurea, I. atroviolacea, I. azurea, I. bicolor, I. codestis, I. luiea. I. sulphurea. CH
I. gracilis, E. Berg, is probably a hybrid of this species.CH
Gallery
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Iris pumila. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Iris pumila QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)