- Iris latifolia
Taxobox
name = English Iris
image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Iris latifolia", the Pyrenees
regnum =Plant ae
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
bulb ous iris, as opposed to a rhizomatous iris. The bulb has a thin, dark brown skin and grows 10- 15 cm deep in the ground.References
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