Iris plant

Iris lactea is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Limniris. It is also in the Iris series Ensatae, it is the only species in the series, Iris Ensate is actually in Iris series Laevigatae. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from central Asia, with pale blue or violet flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Iris

Iris series Tenuifoliae

Iris pseudocaucasica

Iris narzykulovi a species of praying mantis found in Tadschikistan.

Iris kuschakewiczii

*Iris haematophylla var. valametica Herb. ex Hook.

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Iris purpureobractea is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the cliffs and forest glades on the mountains of Turkey. It has straight or falcate shaped leaves, stem with several branches, the stem has purple spathes (leaves of the flower bud), it has up to 8 fragrant flowers, in various colours between yellow (white, pale yellow, pale brown and tan) or blue (purple, lavender, pale blue to ice blue).

Iris kolpakowskiana

Iris kemaonensis (or Kumaon iris) is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris and in the Pseudoregelia section. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Tibetan China, Bhutan, India, Kashmir and Nepal. It has It has light green or yellowish green leaves, that extend after flowering time. It has a short stem, 1-2 fragrant flowers that are purple, lilac, lilac-purple or pale purple. They also have darker coloured blotches or spots.

Iris lusitanica

Iris minutoaurea

Iris kerneriana

Iris kemaonensis (or Kumaon iris) is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris and in the Pseudoregelia section. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Tibetan China, Bhutan, India, Kashmir and Nepal. It has It has light green or yellowish green leaves, that extend after flowering time. It has a short stem, 1-2 fragrant flowers that are purple, lilac, lilac-purple or pale purple. They also have darker coloured blotches or spots. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. It is often known as Iris kumaonensis, due to a publishing error.

Iris nelsonii

Iris odaesanensis

Iris pseudonotha is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Limniris and in the Series Spuriae. It is a rhizomatous perennial plant, from the Caucasus region, with lilac and yellow flowers. It is commonly known as Lozhnonenastoyaschy Iris in Russia. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Iris pseudacorus

Limniris

Iris maracandica

Iris milesii (also known as the red flower iris) is a species in the genus Iris, subgenus of Limniris and in the Lophiris section (crested irises). It is a rhizomatous, beardless perennial plant, native to the Himalayas, India and China. It has pinkish-violet, or pinkish purple, or pinkish-lavender or pinkish lilac flowers, with a fringed yellow or orange crest (or ridge). It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Iris pallidula subsp. cengialti is a subspecies in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris subg. Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Italy and (part of the former country of Yugoslavia) Slovenia. It has yellowish-green, glaucous, lanceolate or ensiform leaves, tall stem, green flushed with purple spathes, 2 short branches, 2-3 scented flowers, in shades of violet, blue-violet, deep purple, blue-purple, deep blue-purple, pale purple, deep blue, to mid-blue.

I. lutescens

Californicae

Iris maackii

Iris longipetala is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Limniris and in the series Longipetalae. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from North America. It has dark green or bluish green, grass-like leaves, small stem and 3-8 flowers, that range from creamy-white, pale blue to lavender blue. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Scorpiris

Iris kerneriana is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Limniris and in series Spuriae. It is a small bulbous perennial plant, with fragrant, yellow flowers from Turkey. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions and known as Kerner Iris or Kerner's Iris.

Iris laevigata, known as Japanese iris, rabbit-ear iris or kakitsubata, is a Japanese species of iris related to other members of Iris subgenus Limniris, including other species of Japanese irises. It is found growing in shallow waters and seems to prefer marshy and still ponds although it can also be grown in damp soil if conditions are right.

Iris kuschakewiczii (also commonly known as ) is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial.It was originally published as 'Iris kuschakewiczi' by Boris Fedtschenko in 'Bull. Jard. Bot. Petersb.' v. 158 (Bulletin of St. Petersburg Botanical Garden) in 1905.In 1958, Petr Petrovich Poljakov re-published it as 'Juno kuschakewiczii' in Fl. Kazakhst. 2: 249.In 1939, it was suggested this was a form of Iris narynensis, but when Mathew published "The Iris" in 1981, he retained it as a separate species.Iris kuschakewiczii is now an accepted name by the RHS.It was named after a Russian botanist 'A. A. Kuschakewicz' who worked with N. J. Korolkov in 1872, and Boris Fedtschenko in 1873. A. A. Kuschakewicz collected many plants in Turkestan and Central Asia.It is mentioned in D.J. Mabberley portable plant books of 1997.It is fairly easy to grow in cultivation, within an alpine house or bulb frame, it does not need much moisture in summer. It can be grown outside in a sheltered, sunny raised bed with well drained soils.

Iris pseudonotha

Iris kashmiriana is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Kashmir, India. It has straight, sword-shaped, glaucous leaves, tall, thick stem with up 2 short branches, which hold 2-3 flowers, which can be white, cream or pale blue, lilac, lavender or blue-purple. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, although in Kashmir, it is also planted on graves.

Iris proantha

Iris pseudo-pumila Tineo is a perennial with violet, purple, or yellow flowers, sometimes in combination. The beards are white, yellow, or bluish white.

Iris illyrica

Iris oratoria, known by the common name Mediterranean mantis or (less frequently) iris mantis, is a widespread species of praying mantis native to Europe. It is found as an introduced species in the Middle East, Western Asia and the United States. Iris oratoria invaded southern California in the 1930s and seems to be spreading.

Iris imbricata

Iris pamphylica

Iris muscle

Iris mandshurica is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris and in the Psammiris section. It is a rhizomatous perennial, it is found in Russia, China,and Korea. It has green sword-like leaves, smooth green stem and yellow flowers, with yellow-purple (or maroon) veining and a yellow beard. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Pseudoregelia

Iris notha

Iris kolpakowskiana (or 'Kolpakowski's Iris') is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Hermodactyloides and section Monolepsis. It is a bulbous perennial.It is pronounced kol-pa-kow-skee-AY-nuh. Sometimes called 'Iris kolpakowskyana'. It was named after the first Russian military Governor of Semirechye Oblast in modern Kazakhstan Gerasim Alexeevich Kolpakovsky. See also Sun Tulip or Kolpakowski Tulip.The iris was first described by Regel in the Botanical Magazine No.6489 (1880).Iris kolpakowskiana is now an accepted name by the RHS.

Iris polystictica is a species of praying mantis found in Central Asia, Caucasus, southeastern Ukraine, southern Siberia, China, and Mongolia. It is the only species of the mantis genus Iris that is found in Russia.

Iris junonia is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Cilicia (now part of Turkey), within the Taurus Mountains. It has glaucous short leaves, tall stems with several branches, numerous flowers in various colours from blue-purple, lavender, pale blue, cream, white and yellow, with brown veining and white tipped orange beards. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Iris pseudopallida

Iris narcissiflora

Iris qinghainica is a beardless iris in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Limniris and in the Tenuifoliae series of the species. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, from China. It has grey green leaves, a very short stem and 1 - 2 blue or violet flowers.

*Iris missouriensis var. pelogonus (Goodd.) R.C.Foster

Iris juncea

Iris perrieri is a species in the genus Iris; it is also in the subgenus Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the Savoy Alps in southern France and recently in Italy. It has green, deeply ribbed, sickle shaped leaves, a slender stem with a branch (from the middle), 1–3 scented flowers that are violet or purple, with a white or pale blue beard. It is rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, due to its rarity in the wild. It was once thought to be a form of Iris aphylla, before cell (chromosome) analysis determined it to be a separate species.

Iris kobayashii

Iris munzii is a species of iris which is endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills of Tulare County, California, mostly in the vicinity of the Tule River. It is quite rare in the wild. Its common names include Tulare lavender iris and Munz's iris. Its flowers grow in inflorescences of three to four per stem, and are usually lighter shades of purple and blue with darker veining.

Bräuchler & Cikovac

Iris pontica

Iris latistyla

Xiphium

Iris imbricata is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the Caucasus mountains, within Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. It has broad, sword-like, yellow green or light green leaves, slender stem with branches, inflated and overlapping green spathes, and 2 5 yellow, pale yellow or greenish yellow flowers.

Iris lineata is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris, and in the Regelia section. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the mountains of Turkestan, between Tajikistan and Afghanistan. It has tall slender stems, long leaves and greenish yellow flowers covered, with brown violet, or brown purple veining over the top. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Iris perrieri

Iris in Bloom

Iris pamphylica is a species in the genus Iris. It is the largest member of the subgenus of Hermodactyloides, it is also in the section Reticulatae. It is a bulbous perennial.It was described by Ian Charleson Hedge in 1961. It was also recorded in the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society No96 (1971).It has been named after the old name for the region of Turkey, Pamphylia. In Turkish, it is known as Akseki navruzu.Iris pamphylica is an accepted name by the RHS.It was on the 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants.It has featured on the 7,500,000 lira coin (as part of the Turkish flowers issue in 2002).

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Iris purdyi

I. munzii

*Iris persica var. issica (Siehe) Dykes)

Iris mesopotamica

Iris lactea

Iris ludwigii, with the common name Ludwig Iris, is a species in the genus Iris. It is also in the subgenus of Iris subg. Limniris and in series Spuriae. It is a bulbous perennial plant with violet-blue flowers. It is native to the Altai Mountains in Central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan meet. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Regelia

Iris pseudopumila

Iris narcissiflora is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris and in the Pseudoregelia section. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from China. It has pale green, thin, sword-shaped leaves, medium-long slender stem and 1 yellow flower. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Iris ludwigii

*Iris missouriensis var. arizonica (Dykes) R.C.Foster

Iris narynensis

Iris maracandica is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial.It was originally published as 'Juno maracandica' by Alexei Vvedenski in 'Sched. Herb. Fl. As. Med. ' No. 662 in 1935. It was then published in 'Fl.

Iris longipetale

Iris missouriensis

Iris laevigata, known as Japanese iris, rabbit-ear iris or kakitsubata, is a Japanese species of iris related to other members of Iris subgenus Limniris, including other species of Japanese irises. It is found growing in shallow waters and seems to prefer marshy and still ponds although it can also be grown in damp soil if conditions are right. Flowers are usually blue, purple or violet and have unique colour patterns including some types with predominantly white flowers with blue spots, called Washino-o and dark purples bordered with white, called Maikujaku.Alternative names for I. laeviegata are I. albopurpurea and I. phragmitetorum. It is sometimes known commonly as Shallow-flowered iris or yan zi hua. In Manipur, India, Iris laevigata is locally known as Kombirei and it is widely found in shallow marshy areas.

Iris pseudopallida ('Southern Adriatic iris') is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial from Croatia. It has flat, curved of sickle-shaped leaves, tall slender stems, 3-8 fragrant flowers, in shades of violet, or pale violet flowers, mauve, lavender, purple, yellow or white, between May and June. The iris was originally thought to be a separate species, but later classified as subspecies of Iris pallida, known as Iris pallida subsp. pseudopallida, although in Croatia, it is still known as Iris pseudopallida. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, especially in the Balkan regions.

Iris ivanovae

Iris mauritanica (Ker Gawl.)

Iris magnifica

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Iris recognition immigration system

*Iris anglica (Steud. [Invalid])
*Iris argentea (auct.)
*Iris cepifolia (Stokes)
*Iris pyrenaica (Bubani [Illegitimate])
*Iris xiphioides (Ehrh.)
*Xiphion jacquinii (Schrank)
*Xiphion latifolium (Mill.)

Iris ivanovae is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris and in the Pseudoregelia section. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from eastern Russia, China, and Mongolia.It has narrow and linear light green leaves, short slender stem and pink-purple flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Iris koreana, also known as Dwarf woodland Korean iris, is a beardless iris in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Limniris and in the Chinenses series of the species. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial from Korea.

I. purdyi

An Iris printer is a large-format color inkjet printer introduced in 1985 by Iris Graphics, originally of Stoneham, Massachusetts and currently manufactured by the Graphic Communications Group of Eastman Kodak, designed for prepress proofing. It is also used in the fine art reproduction market as a final output digital printing press, as in Giclée.Prints produced by an Iris printer are commonly called Iris prints, Iris proofs or simply Irises.

Plantae

Iris orientalis (insect)

Iris latifolia, the English iris, also known as I. xiphiodes and I. anglica, is a hardy flowering bulbous species of the iris genus, in the family Iridaceae. It is native to the Pyrenees of Northwestern Spain. It is widely cultivated in temperate regions for its blue flowers which appear in early Summer.I. latifolia grows to a height of 50 cm. The plant produces two or three deep blue flowers with yellow marks in the center of the lower petals.

Iris marsica

Iris pallidula subsp. cengialti

Iris kolpakowskiana (or 'Kolpakowski's Iris') is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Hermodactyloides and section Monolepsis. It is a bulbous perennial.It is pronounced kol-pa-kow-skee-AY-nuh. Sometimes called 'Iris kolpakowskyana'. It was named after the first Russian military Governor of Semirechye Oblast in modern Kazakhstan Gerasim Alexeevich Kolpakovsky.

Section Iris

Series Hexagonae

Lingelsh. ex H.Limpr.

Iris latistyla is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Limniris and in the Lophiris section. Although it was thought to be listed within Iris subg. Nepalensis, in some sources. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Tibet and China, with violet or blue-purple flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

I. loczyi

Iris korolkowii

Spuriae

Iris orientalis

Iris lineata

I. proantha

I. kobayashii

Iris orjenii, (the Orjen Iris), is a rare species of iris found in Montenegro and Hercegovina on the karst landscape of Mt. Orjen. It grows in the wild on grassy slopes at 1,500 to 1,700 m (4,900 to 5,600 ft), in sunny or semi-shaded locations within Bosnian Pine communities. It is a member of the subgenus iris, meaning that it is a bearded iris, and grows from a rhizome.

Iris planifolia

Iris koreana

Iris longiscapa

Iris leptophylla is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris and in the Pseudoregelia section. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from China. It has thin, long grey-green leaves, long slender stem and 2 fragrant purple, blue-purple, violet or lavender pink flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Iris kuschakewiczii (also commonly known as ) is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial.It was originally published as 'Iris kuschakewiczi' by Boris Fedtschenko in 'Bull. Jard. Bot. Petersb.' v. 158 (Bulletin of St. Petersburg Botanical Garden) in 1905.In 1958, Petr Petrovich Poljakov re-published it as 'Juno kuschakewiczii' in Fl. Kazakhst.

Iris nigricans

Iris orchioides

I. pallidula

Rabbit-Ear Iris

series Spuriae

Hermodactyloides

Iris pontica is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Limniris and in Series Spuriae. It is a dwarf rhizomatous perennial plant from eastern Europe, the Causcasus region and Russia, with a short stem and violet-blue and white flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Iris relicta is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rare rhizomatous perennial, from the mountains of Italy. It is medium sized, with purple flowers and white beards. It is rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. It has had a confusing history, once thought as a variety of Iris germanica, then as a separate species with a name shared with another bearded iris. It has only been sorted out since 1996.
Iris relicta

Iris prismatica

Iris nusairiensis

Iris kaempferi

Iris minutoaurea is a beardless iris in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Limniris and in the Chinenses series of the species. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial of eastern Asia, native to China and Korea. It has been naturalized in Japan. It has long grassy-like leaves, short stem and bright yellow or pale yellow flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

No synonyms known.

Charlotte Vincent

English iris

*Iris persica var. sieheana (Lynch) Dykes )

Iris macrosiphon

Psammiris

Iris subg. Limniris

Thomas Marchand

Iris milesii

I. illyrica
Iris pallida subsp. illyrica

Iris psammocola

Iris palaestina

Iris missouriensis (syn. I. montana) is a hardy flowering rhizomatous species of the genus Iris, in the family Iridaceae. Its common names include western blue flag, Rocky Mountain iris, and Missouri flag.It is native to western North America. Its distribution is varied; it grows at high elevations in mountains and alpine meadows and all the way down to sea level in coastal hills.

Iris illyrica, with the common name Illyrian Iris, is a perennial plant from the iris family (Iridaceae), native to Southeastern Europe.

The iris pigment epithelium (IPE) is a two-cell thick layer of cuboidal cells lying behind the iris. Both layers are jet black due to the numerous large melanosomes which pack the cytoplasm of each cell. Towards the central axis, the IPE terminates at the pupillary margin. Peripherally, the IPE is continuous with the ciliary epithelium, also double-layered but pigmented in only one layer.

Iris lazica

I. magnifica

Iris loczyi

Iris narynensis is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Xiphium. It is a bulbous perennial.It was published in Bulletin of the Jardin of St Peterburg's Botanic Garden 159 in 1905.The name comes from the Naryn River in Kyrgyzstan, where the iris was found.It is listed in 1995 in Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) by Czerepanov, S. K.Tony Hall published an article about Iris narynensis in Curtis Botanical Magazine in 2007.Iris narynensis is an accepted name by the Royal Horticultural Society.It is hardy to United States Department of Agriculture Zones 4-5.It has been collected and displayed in the Tashkent Botanical Garden.

Iris masia

Iris purdyi is a species of iris known by the common name Purdy's iris, named after Carl Purdy. It is found in the redwood forests of California and into southern Oregon, and hence is also known as the redwood iris. The plant flowers from April to June.

Iris kuschkensis is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris and in the Regelia section. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Afghanistan. It has blue brown, or purple to purple bronze flowers, with a pale purple beard. It is rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Iris perrieri Simonet ex N.Service

Iris regis-uzziae in Israel

Iris orientalis is a species of praying mantis found in Asia.

Iris psammocola is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris and in the Pseudoregelia section. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from China. It has grass-like leaves, short stems, yellow flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Iris persica

Iris leptophylla

Iris laevigata

Iris regis-uzziae

(Linnaeus, 1758)
* Mantis bella
* Mantis dentata
* Mantis fenestrata
* Mantis minima

Iris masia is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Limniris and in the Syriacae. It is a rhizomatous perennial.It is occasionally known in Turkey, as the 'Barbed iris'.It was originally discovered by plant hunter, Paul Sintenis in 1888, near to the village of 'Sueverek', on the lower slopes of the Karadja Dagh, a mountain which lies in the district of Diyarbakır Province (now part of Southeastern Anatolia) of northern Mesopotamia. It was then named by Otto Stapf in 1888. Herr Max Leichtlin then gave Sir Michael Foster some specimens and Mr Foster then published it 'The Garden' (Issue61,page288) on 3 May 1902 as Iris masiae (Foster).Iris masia got its name from the ancient name of its habitat, the Karadja Dagh mountain, which was once known as 'Mons Masius',(erroneously given as 'Mons Masins' by Dykes). It was also known as 'Mount Masia'.It was again published and described as Iris masiae by Dykes, in the 'Gardeners Chronicle' (Issue 99) of London in 1910. In his research of his book 'The Genus Iris', Dykes then discovered that Mr Fosters Iris masiae and a Kew Garden specimen were very similar to his species of Iris grant-duffii and Iris Aschersonii. Dykes had to then publish a correction in 'Gardeners Chronicle' Issue 147 in 1910. Calling it Iris Masia. Iris Aschersonii was later treated as a synonym of Iris grant-duffii.But Iris masia was then classified as a separate species by Brian Mathew in his book of 1981 'The Iris'. It is one of only two species in the Syriacea series according to Mathew.As most irises are diploid, having two sets of chromosomes. This can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings. It has a chromosome count: 2n=24. It has been found that the species within Series Syriacae (with short fat, vertical rhizomes and terminal bulb-like buds) are derived from Iris series Tenuifoliae (another dry-land rhizomatous group of irises). There is also a genetic link between Syriacae and the bulbous ‘reticulata’ irises, especially with divergent Iris pamphylica, which has been confirmed by pollen similarities and rootstock morphology.A 'Sintenis' collected plant specimen is within the University of Vienna, Institute for Botany – Herbarium, collected from Kurdistan/Iraq.Similar to Iris grant-duffii, Iris masia is rare in cultivation in the UK.It can be cultivated in deep pots, as long it has a high potash feeding, and protected from the winter rains. But in sheltered areas of Canada, it could be planted against a south-facing wall within well-drained soil. Non-sheltered areas need a Bulb frame.

Iris mandshurica

Iris lazica (Lazistan iris) is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to the Black Sea Coast of Turkey and southern Georgia, and also cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. Growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall, it is a beardless rhizomatous iris with broad evergreen leaves, producing stemless flowers which are shorter in stature than the foliage, and which appear in late winter or early spring. The flower colour is typically pale lilac. Exceptionally for an iris in its group, this species prefers moist conditions and will tolerate some shade.Iris lazica has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Juno orchioides ( Vved.)

Iris lutescens

I. lazica

I. macrosiphon

Iris series Spuriae

Iris narzykulovi

Iris japonica (also known as 'fringed iris', 'shaga' or 'butterfly flower') is a native of China and Japan. It is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Limniris and in the Lophiris section. It is a rhizomatous perennial plant, with pale blue, lavender or white flowers with an orange or yellow crest. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Iris innominata

Iris regis-uzziae is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. Also known as King Uzziae Iris. Named after the 742BC King of Judah, Uzziah.One translation of the Latin term 'Iris regis-uzziae' in Hebrew is אִירוּס טוּבְיָה It is a bulbous perennial.It was first described in notes from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 1978 by Prof. Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan (an Israeli botanist). She also then described it in The Iris Year Book 1979.It can be seen in Jerusalem Botanical Gardens. It also can be found at Kew Botanic Gardens, but confusingly they call it 'Jordan Iris'.

Iris lutescens (Crimean iris) is a rhizomatous flowering plant in the genus Iris. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. It grows up to 30cm tall, with broad leaves (about 2.5cm wide), producing yellow or violet flowers in spring (March-April). It prefers dry conditions during its dormant period in the summer.This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.It is native to North East Spain, Southern France and Italy. It is found on rocky or sandy hillsides or in woodlands.

Iris orchioides (also commonly known as the Orchid iris It is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial, from the mountains of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. It has dark green leaves, slender stems, up to 3 yellow flowers in spring. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Iris och löjtnantshjärta

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Iris series Chinenses

Iris pseudacorus (yellow flag, yellow iris, water flag, lever) is a species in the genus Iris, of the family Iridaceae. It is native to Europe, western Asia and northwest Africa. Its specific epithet, meaning "false acorus," refers to the similarity of its leaves to those of Acorus calamus, as they have a prominently veined mid-rib and sword-like shape.

Iris lazica (Lazistan iris) is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to the Black Sea Coast of Turkey and southern Georgia, and also cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. Growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall, it is a beardless rhizomatous iris with broad evergreen leaves, producing stemless flowers which are shorter in stature than the foliage, and which appear in late winter or early spring. The flower colour is typically pale lilac.

Iris pallida subsp. cengiati

Foster

Iris pseudopallida ('Southern Adriatic iris') is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial from Croatia. It has flat, curved of sickle-shaped leaves, tall slender stems, 3-8 fragrant flowers, in shades of violet, or pale violet flowers, mauve, lavender, purple, yellow or white, between May and June. The iris was originally thought to be a separate species, but later classified as subspecies of Iris pallida, known as Iris pallida subsp.

Iris purpureobractea

Iris och lojtnantshjarta

The Botanical Magazine, Plate 1

* Gryllus oratorius

Foster ex Regel

Slender blue flag

Iris kashmiriana

Iris mesopotamica ('Mesopotamian Iris') is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the middle East, within the countries of Turkey, Syria and Israel. It has linear, grey-green or green broad leaves, tall stem with 2-3 branches, holding up to 9 scented flowers, in shades of violet, purple, lavender blue and light blue, with a yellow and white or orange and white beard. It is listed as a synonym of Iris germanica in some sources. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, including being planted in graveyards and cemeteries.

I. persica

Iris identification

Iris junonia

Iris planifolia is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial.The name is derived from 'planifolia' from the Greek word meaning 'with flat leaves'.It was first published by T.Durand and Schinz in 'Conspectus Floræ Africæ' No5. in 1894. But under the name Iris alata.Fiori and Paoletti in 'Flora Analytica d'Italia', recognized this species as the genus Iris from Millers original entry of 'Xiphium planifolium'.

Iris nebula

Bertrand Schefer

Iris notha is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Limniris and series Spuriae. It is a rhizomatous perennial with deep blue or violet flowers from the Caucasus region. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. It was once Iris spuria subsp. notha, and can often be found under that name. It has the common name of fake iris or mimic iris in Russia.

Iris klattii

Heinrich Wilhelm Schott and Karl Georg Theodor Kotschy

Iris mauritanica

I. milesii

Iris korolkowii is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris and in the Regelia section. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the mountains of Tien Shan, Pamir and Altai, in Afghanistan and Turkestan (now part of Uzbekistan). It is commonly known as the Redvein Iris. It has long, sword-shaped grey-green leaves, slender stem, and 2 to 3 white, cream, pale green or light purple flowers which are veined with maroon, chocolate brown or dark purple.

Iris oratoria

Iris of the eye

Iris pallida subsp. cengiatti

Iris kemaonensis

Iris nematode

Iris narbutii is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial. It is sometimes misspelt as 'Iris narbuti'.It was first published as 'Juno Narbutii' by Olga Fedtschenko in 'Izvestiya Imperatorskago Obscestva Ljubitelej Estestvoznanija, Antropologii i Etnografii, Sostojascago pri (Imperatorskom) Moskovskom Universitete' in 1902. It was later published as 'Iris Narbutii' by Boris Fedtschenko in Bull. Jard. Bot. St. Petersb. Vol.V page157 in 1905.Iris narbutii is now an accepted name by the RHS.It is listed in 1995 in 'Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR)' by Czerepanov, S. K.It may have been named after 'Narbuta Beg'(1774-1798), a grandson of 'Abd al-Karim' (Khanate of Kokand) of the Fergana Valley, Central Asia, where the iris was found.It can be seen growing in the 'Le Grand Clos Botanique Garden' in Bourgueil, France.It can be cultivated in pots, or in well drained soils in sunshine (like other Juno irises).

Iris in Bloom (French: En ville) is a 2011 French romantic drama film directed and written by Valérie Mréjen and Bertrand Schefer in their directorial debut. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
Valérie Mréjen

Iris munzii

*Iris persica var. bolleana (Siehe) Dykes )

Iris odaesanensis is a beardless iris in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Limniris and in the Chinenses series of the species. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial from China and eastern Korea. It has blue-green grass-like leaves, short stem, 1 or 2 fragrant, white or off-white flowers in spring to early summer. It is a rare plant in the wild, but it is cultivated in east Asia.

Xiphion junceum ( Parl.)

Iris nertchinskia

Iris qinghainica

Iris magnifica is a bulbous flowering plant in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Scorpiris. It is native to the mountains of Central Asia, including the Zarafshan Range in Uzbekistan.

Iris nelsonii is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Limniris and in the Series hexagonae. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from northern America. It has long drooping, grass-like leaves, tall stems, 10 red-purple flowers.

Iris kuschkensis

Juno narynensis ( Vved.)

Asch. and Sint. ex Baker

I. missouriensis

B. Mathew and T. Baytop

Aurora Films

Longipetalae

Wall. ex D.Don

Juno maracandica( .)

Iris perrieri is a species in the genus Iris; it is also in the subgenus Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the Savoy Alps in southern France and recently in Italy. It has green, deeply ribbed, sickle shaped leaves, a slender stem with a branch (from the middle), 1–3 scented flowers that are violet or purple, with a white or pale blue beard. It is rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, due to its rarity in the wild.

Pursh

Iris pumila

Laevigatae

Iris mesopotamica ('Mesopotamian Iris') is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the middle East, within the countries of Turkey, Syria and Israel. It has linear, grey-green or green broad leaves, tall stem with 2-3 branches, holding up to 9 scented flowers, in shades of violet, purple, lavender blue and light blue, with a yellow and white or orange and white beard. It is listed as a synonym of Iris germanica in some sources.

Iris orienii

Diaphane stylosa (Salisb.)

Fisch.

Iris longipetala

Yellow iris

Iris junonia is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Cilicia (now part of Turkey), within the Taurus Mountains. It has glaucous short leaves, tall stems with several branches, numerous flowers in various colours from blue-purple, lavender, pale blue, cream, white and yellow, with brown veining and white tipped orange beards. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. Its status is still unclear, if it is a synonym of Iris pallida or a separate species.

I. odaesanensis

Iris printer

Iris potaninii var. arenaria Doronkin

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Iris longiscapa is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris and in the Hexapogon section. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the deserts of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. They have grass-like leaves, lilac-violet or blue-purple flowers, on a tall slender stem.It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions

Iris nigricans is a flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is the national flower of Jordan. The flowers are blackish-purple and 12–15 centimetres (4.7–5.9 in) in diameter, and the plants are 35 cm (14 in) tall with recurved leaves. It needs direct sun and sharp drainage. It is endemic to Jordan and is an endangered species.There are 8 other irises native to Jordan, and most of these are also endangered.

*Iris boltoniana (Schult.)
*Iris gracilis (Bigelow)
*Iris prismatica var. austrina (Fernald )
*Iris sibirica var. trigonocarpa (Baker)
*Iris trigonocarpa (A.Br. & Bouché)
*Limniris prismatica ( Rodion.)

Iris pallida

I. japonica

I. latifolia

*Iris persica var. purpurea (Siehe) Dykes

Illyrian Iris

Iris polystictica

Iris pseudoacorus

Iris nusairiensis is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial from Syria, it has pale blue or white flowers. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Iris latifolia, the English iris, also known as I. xiphiodes and I. anglica, is a hardy flowering bulbous species of the iris genus, in the family Iridaceae. It is native to the Pyrenees of Northwestern Spain. It is widely cultivated in temperate regions for its blue flowers which appear in early Summer.I. latifolia grows to a height of 50 cm. The plant produces two or three deep blue flowers with yellow marks in the center of the lower petals. Flowers have six tepals and are 12-13 cm in diameter. Leaves are stiff and sword-shaped, approximately 60 cm long, and dark green to teal in color. Leaves begin growth in early spring, before the snow has entirely melted. It is a bulbous iris, as opposed to a rhizomatous iris. The bulb has a thin, dark brown skin and grows 10– 15 cm deep in the ground.

I. prismatica

Iris bartonii (Foster)

*Coresantha persica (Alef)
*Juno persica (Tratt)
*Iris praecox (Salisb.)
*Costia persica ( Willk.)
*Iris bolleana (Siehe)
*Iris issica (Siehe)
*Iris persica var. bolleana ( Dykes )
*Iris persica var. isaacsonii( Foster)
*Iris persica var. issica ( Dykes)
*Iris persica var. purpurea Dykes
*Iris persica f. sieheana ( B.Mathew & Wendelbo)
*Iris persica var. sieheana ( Dykes )
*Iris praecox (Salisb.)
*Iris purpurea (Siehe)
*Iris sieheana (Lynch)
*Iris squamata (Gaterau)
*Thelysia persica ( Parl.)
*Xiphion persicum( Mill.)

Shellac Distribution

Hexapogon

Iris marsica is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the Apennine Mountains, in Italy. It has glaucous, sickle-shaped or curved, light green leaves, slender stem with 2 branches, and 3 violet, light blue violet, dark violet, and dark purple flowers. It was only found and described since 1973, and is not yet in general cultivation.

I. pallida

Iris innominata (Del Norte County iris) is a species of iris native to southern Oregon, and California along the north coast and Klamath Ranges in Del Norte County, California.The leaves are dense and evergreen, up to 20 cm. The flower is typically deep golden yellow with darker veins, although colors may vary.

Lophiris

I. kolpakowskiana

Iris marsica is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the Apennine Mountains, in Italy. It has glaucous, sickle-shaped or curved, light green leaves, slender stem with 2 branches, and 3 violet, light blue violet, dark violet, and dark purple flowers. It was only found and described since 1973, and is not yet in general cultivation. It was once thought to be a form of Iris germanica, but has different morphological characteristics and different chromosomal differences.

Monolepsis

Iris prismatica, the slender blue flag, is a plant species native to parts of the southern and eastern United States from Maine south to Alabama, as well as to the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Nova Scotia.Iris prismatica is a perennial herb spreading by means of rhizomes that are close to the surface of the soil. Flowering stalks can reach a height of 80 cm. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 60 cm long but rarely more than 5 mm across. Flowers are pale blue to blue-violet.

Rush iris

Iris macrosiphon, the bowltube iris, is a flowering plant in the iris family, endemic to California in the Cascade Range Foothills, north and central Sierra Nevada Foothills, Inner North Coast Ranges, and San Francisco Bay Area, where it occurs in sunny grasslands, meadows, and open woodlands.The leaves are very slender, 2.5-5 mm wide, and blue-green in color. The flower is variable, golden yellow to cream or pale lavender to deep blue-purple, generally with darker veins. The flower stems are usually short (less than 25 cm) when in the sun and bear 2 flowers. It blooms in spring.

Limniris munzii ( Rodion.)

Iris narbutii

*Iris missouriensis var. albiflora Cockerell

*Mantis polystictica
*Iris tiflisina

*Iris sibirica var. trigonocarpa (Baker)

Iris pamphylica is a species in the genus Iris. It is the largest member of the subgenus of Hermodactyloides, it is also in the section Reticulatae. It is a bulbous perennial.It was described by Ian Charleson Hedge in 1961. It was also recorded in the Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society No96 (1971).It has been named after the old name for the region of Turkey, Pamphylia.

*Iris cengialti (Ambrosi ex A.Kern.)
*Iris italica var. cengialti ( Nyman)

I. pseudacorus

Iris maracandica is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial.It was originally published as 'Juno maracandica' by Alexei Vvedenski in 'Sched. Herb. Fl. As. Med. ' No. 662 in 1935. It was then published in 'Fl. Tadzhikskoi 'SSR 2: page393 in 1963.It is named after 'Maracanda'(the Greek name for Samarkand), in Tajikistan.It was then published as 'Iris maracandica' in 'Botaniska Notiser' Vol 128(2) page 216 in 1975 by Wendlbo.Iris maracandica is now an accepted name by the RHS.It can be cultivated outside in well drained soils, not needing the protection of a bulb frame or alpine house, in the UK.

Iris kobayashii is a beardless iris in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Limniris and in the Tenuifoliae series of the species. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, from China. It has slightly twisted leaves, short stems and 1 to 2 purple or blue and yellow flowers.

Iris sichuanensis Y.T.Zhao

I. innominata

Iris narbutii is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial. It is sometimes misspelt as 'Iris narbuti'.It was first published as 'Juno Narbutii' by Olga Fedtschenko in 'Izvestiya Imperatorskago Obscestva Ljubitelej Estestvoznanija, Antropologii i Etnografii, Sostojascago pri (Imperatorskom) Moskovskom Universitete' in 1902. It was later published as 'Iris Narbutii' by Boris Fedtschenko in Bull. Jard. Bot. St. Petersb.

*Iris italica var. cengialti (Ambrosi ex A.Kern.) Nyman)

Iris muscles

'Iris chamaeiris'

Iris prints

Iris pseudocaucasica is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial.The name is derived from 'pseudo' from the Greek word meaning 'false' and 'caucasica' meaning from the Caucasus.It is not to be confused with Iris caucasica, although in the same sub-genus of iris, they are different plants.It was first published in 'Vĕstnik Tiflisskago Botaniceskago Sada.

Bowltube Iris

Syriacae

* Iris landsdaleana
* Iris macrosiphon var. purdyi

I. p. subsp. cengialti

Iris magnifica is a bulbous flowering plant in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Scorpiris. It is native to the mountains of Central Asia, including the Zarafshan Range in Uzbekistan. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions – growing to 60 centimetres (24 in) (less in poor soils), and producing pale lilac and white flowers in spring.This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.It has a known hybrid, Iris magnifica 'Agalik' (Vved), which flowers between April and May, in lavender-blue to white shades of colour. It also has an orange-tangerine crest. It will reach a height of 40–60 cm (16–24 in) and is fairly hardy in the US.

Iris pallidula subsp. cengialti is a subspecies in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris subg. Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Italy and (part of the former country of Yugoslavia) Slovenia. It has yellowish-green, glaucous, lanceolate or ensiform leaves, tall stem, green flushed with purple spathes, 2 short branches, 2-3 scented flowers, in shades of violet, blue-violet, deep purple, blue-purple, deep blue-purple, pale purple, deep blue, to mid-blue. It has a yellow or orange tipped beard. It was originally published as Iris cengialti but then re-classified as a subspecies of Iris pallida, and known as Iris pallida subsp. cengialti, but it is often still called Iris cengialti. It is cultivated as an ornamental garden plant in temperate regions.

Iris nigricans is a flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is the national flower of Jordan. The flowers are blackish-purple and 12–15 centimetres (4.7–5.9 in) in diameter, and the plants are 35 cm (14 in) tall with recurved leaves. It needs direct sun and sharp drainage. It is endemic to Jordan and is an endangered species.There are 8 other irises native to Jordan, and most of these are also endangered. The black species are sometimes confused with Iris nigricans.Iris vartanii - Vartanii Iris - light blue flowers - extinctIris atrofusca - Jil'ad Iris - black flowers - endangeredIris atropurpurea - Purple Iris - black flowers - cultivated but vulnerable in the wildIris petrana - Petra Iris - black flowersIris germanica - German Iris - purple flowersIris postii - Post Iris - purple flowersIris edomensis - Edom iris - white flowers with black spots - endangeredIris aucheri - Desert Iris - various colors

Iris pseudocaucasica is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial.The name is derived from 'pseudo' from the Greek word meaning 'false' and 'caucasica' meaning from the Caucasus.It is not to be confused with Iris caucasica, although in the same sub-genus of iris, they are different plants.It was first published in 'Vĕstnik Tiflisskago Botaniceskago Sada. Moniteur du Jardin Botanique de Tiflis' on pages 40–41 in 1916 by Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim.Iris pseudocaucasica is an accepted name by the RHS.It is listed in 1995 in 'Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR)' by Czerepanov, S. K.It has been studied in Iran during a karyotypic study in 2013, with Iris songarica, Iris aucheri and Iris sisyrinchium.It is hardy to USDA Zone 4.It prefers to be cultivated in well drained soils with a high rock/stone content, that are in full sun but are protected from winter damp.

Iris japonica

Iris pallida (Dalmatian iris or sweet iris) is a hardy flowering perennial plant of the genus Iris, family Iridaceae. It is native to the Dalmatian coast (Croatia) but widely naturalised elsewhere. It is a member of the subgenus iris, meaning that it is a bearded iris, and grows from a rhizome.

Iris orjenii

*Iris prismatica var. austrina (Fernald )

Adult female Iris oratoria

Iris incredibilis

Iris pigment epithelium

From the Gharwal region of the Himalayas.

I. qinghainica

Iris pallida subsp. cengialti

Iris palaestina (or sometimes Iris palestina) is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is also known as the Palestine Iris. It is a bulbous perennial.It is known in Hebrew as איריס ארץ-ישראלי.It was first published in Flora Orientalis by Pierre Edmond Boissier in July 1882.It was originally thought to be a variety of Iris vartanii.

Iris graeberiana

Iris innominata (Del Norte County iris) is a species of iris native to southern Oregon, and California along the north coast and Klamath Ranges in Del Norte County, California.The leaves are dense and evergreen, up to 20 cm. The flower is typically deep golden yellow with darker veins, although colors may vary. The flower stems are about 12 cm and usually bear 1–2 flowers in spring.It is on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California List 4, Limited distribution (Watch List).

Iris narynensis is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Xiphium. It is a bulbous perennial.It was published in Bulletin of the Jardin of St Peterburg's Botanic Garden 159 in 1905.The name comes from the Naryn River in Kyrgyzstan, where the iris was found.It is listed in 1995 in Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) by Czerepanov, S.

Iris latifolia

Iris juncea (commonly called the rush iris) is a smooth-bulbed bulbous iris species. The name is derived from 'juncea' from the Greek word meaning 'rush-like'.It was first described by Jean Louis Marie Poiret in 1871. It was then illustrated in Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1898.Its flowers are light yellow and fragrant. Normally 2 per stem in summer. It flowers between June and July.It grows to a height of between 1 and 2 feet.

Iris purpureobractea is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the cliffs and forest glades on the mountains of Turkey. It has straight or falcate shaped leaves, stem with several branches, the stem has purple spathes (leaves of the flower bud), it has up to 8 fragrant flowers, in various colours between yellow (white, pale yellow, pale brown and tan) or blue (purple, lavender, pale blue to ice blue). It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

I.Ricci and Colas.

Iris loczyi is a beardless iris in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Limniris and in the Tenuifoliae series of the species. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, from a wide area of Asia, including Afghanistan, Iran,(the mountainous parts of Pakistan), Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Mongolia, Tibet and China. It has long thin grey green leaves, long stems and 1 flower in pale violet, blue violet, lavender or light blue.

I. nigricans

I. minutoaurea

*Iris arizonica Dykes
*Iris haematophylla var. valametica Herb. ex Hook.
*Iris longipetala var. montana Baker
*Iris missouriensis f. alba H.St.John
*Iris missouriensis var. albiflora Cockerell
*Iris missouriensis f. angustispatha R.C.Foster
*Iris missouriensis var. arizonica R.C.Foster
*Iris missouriensis var. pelogonus R.C.Foster
*Iris missuriensis M.Martens
*Iris montana Nutt. ex Dykes
*Iris pariensis S.L.Welsh
*Iris pelogonus Goodd.
*Iris tolmieana Herb.
*Limniris missouriensis Rodion.

Vvedenski

*Iris persica f. sieheana (Lynch) B.Mathew & Wendelbo)

Iris korolkowii is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris and in the Regelia section. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the mountains of Tien Shan, Pamir and Altai, in Afghanistan and Turkestan (now part of Uzbekistan). It is commonly known as the Redvein Iris. It has long, sword-shaped grey-green leaves, slender stem, and 2 to 3 white, cream, pale green or light purple flowers which are veined with maroon, chocolate brown or dark purple. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

French

Iris macrosiphon, the bowltube iris, is a flowering plant in the iris family, endemic to California in the Cascade Range Foothills, north and central Sierra Nevada Foothills, Inner North Coast Ranges, and San Francisco Bay Area, where it occurs in sunny grasslands, meadows, and open woodlands.The leaves are very slender, 2.5-5 mm wide, and blue-green in color. The flower is variable, golden yellow to cream or pale lavender to deep blue-purple, generally with darker veins.

Iris persica or Persian Iris is a native plant of Persia. It is particularly known for its beauty and fragrance.This was one of the first 'Junos' to be described, this species has been in cultivation for centuries and was listed by Philip Miller in his book of 1732. It was originally grown as an indoor plant.

Reticulatae

*Iris missouriensis f. angustispatha R.C.Foster

Iris palaestina (or sometimes Iris palestina) is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is also known as the Palestine Iris. It is a bulbous perennial.It is known in Hebrew as איריס ארץ-ישראלי.It was first published in Flora Orientalis by Pierre Edmond Boissier in July 1882.It was originally thought to be a variety of Iris vartanii. It is similar in form to the better known and more decorative Iris planifolia.Iris palaestina is an accepted name by the Royal Horticultural Society.It has been used as a medicinal plant in the Middle East for urinary tract infections by boiling the leaves or the rhizomes in water, similar to the use of Iris pallida.It is hardy to USDA Zone 4.The iris is not hardy and is generally a poor grower in the UK. It is better grown in a pot under cover in Alpine house or bulb frame. It should be potted in well-drained, fertile compost and have a summer rest from watering.It can be found and seen in Tel Aviv University Botanic Garden.

Sweet Iris

I. juncea

Iris latifolia, general view

Iris mandschurica

Iris lutescens (Crimean iris) is a rhizomatous flowering plant in the genus Iris. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. It grows up to 30cm tall, with broad leaves (about 2.5cm wide), producing yellow or violet flowers in spring (March-April). It prefers dry conditions during its dormant period in the summer.This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.It is native to North East Spain, Southern France and Italy.

Iris prismatica, the slender blue flag, is a plant species native to parts of the southern and eastern United States from Maine south to Alabama, as well as to the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Nova Scotia.Iris prismatica is a perennial herb spreading by means of rhizomes that are close to the surface of the soil. Flowering stalks can reach a height of 80 cm. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 60 cm long but rarely more than 5 mm across. Flowers are pale blue to blue-violet. It tends to grow in wet conditions, and in the United States is currently state listed as threatened in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Tennessee, and state listed as endangered in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

I. orjenii

The iris pigment epithelium (IPE) is a two-cell thick layer of cuboidal cells lying behind the iris. Both layers are jet black due to the numerous large melanosomes which pack the cytoplasm of each cell. Towards the central axis, the IPE terminates at the pupillary margin. Peripherally, the IPE is continuous with the ciliary epithelium, also double-layered but pigmented in only one layer. The ciliary epithelium is continuous in its turn with the multilayered retina, which has an outermost pigmented layer, the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Despite their very different functions and histological appearances, these regions have a common origin from the two layers of the embryological optic cup. The melanosomes of the IPE are distinctive, being larger, blacker and rounder than those in the ciliary epithelium or RPE.

Iris of Illusion

Le Fresnoy – Studio National des Arts Contemporains

Tomm.

Iris planifolia is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial.The name is derived from 'planifolia' from the Greek word meaning 'with flat leaves'.It was first published by T.Durand and Schinz in 'Conspectus Floræ Africæ' No5. in 1894. But under the name Iris alata.Fiori and Paoletti in 'Flora Analytica d'Italia', recognized this species as the genus Iris from Millers original entry of 'Xiphium planifolium'. For many years this was known under the synonym. 'Iris alata' by Poir and recorded in a 1939 checklist. Further research took then plant origin back to 1894.Iris planifolia is now the accepted name by the RHS. Note; Iris planifolia has over 20 different synonyms. See list in the infox on the right. 'Iris alata' (also commonly known as 'Scorpion Iris') is the most common synonym.It is hardy to USDA Zone 3.The bulb is a short lived plant. It is better grown in the UK, in a bulb frame. In pots or preferably in the ground.It can also be cultivated in pots. But the pots need to be a minimum of 30 cm tall (or 1 ft), to allow maximum root space.It needs good ventilation to prevent disease, but can be prone to virus infections. Causing a loss of growth, and causes pale or streaky foliage. Infected plants should be destroyed to stop contamination of other plants.For good growth next year, it prefers a good warm dry ripening period in summer, in sharply drained soil.

Marc Simonet ex P. Fourn

I. koreana

Subspecies

Voss

Iris masia is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Limniris and in the Syriacae. It is a rhizomatous perennial.It is occasionally known in Turkey, as the 'Barbed iris'.It was originally discovered by plant hunter, Paul Sintenis in 1888, near to the village of 'Sueverek', on the lower slopes of the Karadja Dagh, a mountain which lies in the district of Diyarbakır Province (now part of Southeastern Anatolia) of northern Mesopotamia. It was then named by Otto Stapf in 1888.

I. laevigata

Iris regis-uzziae is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. Also known as King Uzziae Iris. Named after the 742BC King of Judah, Uzziah.One translation of the Latin term 'Iris regis-uzziae' in Hebrew is אִירוּס טוּבְיָה It is a bulbous perennial.It was first described in notes from Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 1978 by Prof. Naomi Feinbrun-Dothan (an Israeli botanist).