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Iris Sibirica
 Iris Sibirica ... northern Asia. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 50-120 cm tall. The leaves are glaucous green, narrow and fairly rigid, blade-shaped, 40-80 cm long and 2-4 cm broad. The flowers are typical of an iris, borne in late spring or early summer on unbranched or sparsely-branched stems held above the leaves, each flower 4-7 cm diameter, mid- to purple-blue, often with a paler whitish or yellowish centre.Newest Review: ... of the flower; these 3 petals are usually called standards. In some varieties of Iris Sibirica all 6 petals hang down as falls. I prefer the flower where the 3 lower petals droop and the upper 3 petals stand up. Below the flower a capsule seed head develops. This has 3 sections /chambers which contain 2 rows of seed. Colours ~~~ The colours of the flowers on the different species of this ... more ... plant can be blue / purple, pink white or yellow. My dads Iris sibirica are blue I like the blue ones better than the other colours. In some varieties the main colour of the petals is blue this has a paler colour flash, creamy or a lighter blue at the ba...more |
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Iris Sibirica: Is that Iris in the garden? (521 words)
by - written on 19/05/07 (Very useful, 216 readings)
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The Siberian Iris is one of many species in the Iris genus. This iris is a beardless iris. The name Iris is taken from the rainbow the name of the Greek goddess a messenger taking messages from the Greek goddess Hera who is the goddess of women, love and marriage. Iris Sibirica will soon be blooming in gardens it blooms from late May through June. My dad has some in his garden overlooking the pond. What it looks like. ~~~ Some of the plants in this genus are smaller than others the baby sister iris sibirica grows to about 30 cm/12 inches tall. Another 'Caesar's Brother grows to 90cm 36cm tall. The slender leaves grow ... Read the complete review
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