Iris barnumiae

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Iris urmiensis, Hoog (I. chrysantha, Baker). Rhizome short-creeping: lvs. linear, 1 ft. long, thick and firm, glaucescent with a pale margin: st. slen- der, as long as the lvs.: spathe - valves lanceolate - acuminate, 4 in. long, pale green, chartaceous: fls. pale yellow; outer segms. oblong, emarginate, 3 in. long, reflexed from near the base, with a bright orange beard; inner segms. erect, obovate- cuneate, as long as the outer and broader; style- branches yellow, an inch broad, with large quadrate entire crests. Probably near Lake Urumiah in N. W. Persia. B.M. 7784. Gn. 58, p. 375. G.C. III. 28:373. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.