Iris latifolia

Iris latifolia

Taxobox
name = English Iris



image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Iris latifolia", the Pyrenees
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Iridaceae
genus = "Iris"
species = "I. latifolia"
binomial = "Iris latifolia"
binomial_authority = Mill.

The English Iris, "Iris latifolia", also known as "I. xiphiodes" and "I. anglica", is a common and attractive iris of the Pyrenees and Northwestern Spain. It is widely cultivated for its beautiful flowers.

The English Iris grows to a height of 50 cm [ [http://www.bulbsociety.org/GALLERY_OF_THE_WORLDS_BULBS/GRAPHICS/Iris/Iris_latifolia/Iris_latifolia.html Iris latifolia ] ] The plant flowers in June or July, producing two or three deep blue flowers with yellow marks in the center of the lower petals. Flowers are six-petaled and 12-13 centimeters 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.

The English Iris 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.

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