Moraea sisyrinchium

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Iris sisyrinchium, Linn. (Moraea sisyrinchium, Ker. Xiphium sisyrinchium, Baker. I. maricoides, Regel). St. 6-12 in. high, stout or flexuous, 1-3-headed: lvs. 2, slender, as long as the st.: fls. fugitive, lilac-purple, with a yellow, oblong spot on the outer segms. which are oblong-spatulate; inner segms. narrow-lanceolate, erect, pale; style-crests large, lance-deltoid. Widely spread through S. Eu., Afr. and Asia. B.M. 1407 (not good), and 6096.—Easily killed by frost. In I. maricoides, Regel, the filaments are said to be distinct from each other and from the style. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.