Iris giganticaerulea

Taxobox
name = "Iris giganticaerulea"


status =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Iridaceae
subfamilia = Iridoideae
tribus = Irideae
genus = "Iris"
subgenus = "Limniris"
series = "Hexagonae"
species = "I. giganticaerulea"
binomial = "Iris giganticaerulea"
binomial_authority = Small

"Iris giganticaerulea" (Giant Blue Iris or Giant Blue Flag) is a species of iris native to Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi in the United States.

The plant has 4-6 basal leaves which are 100-130 cm long and 2-3 cm wide. The flowers are typically blue to purple-blue and appear in spring. Lavender and white colour forms are also observed in the wild.

It was declared as the official state wildflower of Louisiana in 1990.

References

* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101702 Flora of North America: "Iris giganticaerulea"]
* [http://www.legis.state.la.us/lss/lss.asp?doc=103541 Louisiana Laws: RS 49:154.1 - State wildflower]
* [http://facstaff.hsc.unt.edu/rbarton/Iris/hexas/I_gigant.html "Iris giganticaerulea" Small (Giant blue iris)]