Data specific to Irises (Edit)
| Classification: |
Species
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| Registered Height: |
32 - 48 inches (80 - 120 cm) |
General Plant Information (Edit)
| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Wet
Wet Mesic
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Underground structures: |
Rhizome
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| Suitable Locations: |
Bog gardening
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| Resistances: |
Humidity tolerant
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Division
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- Species Iris
- Dixie Iris
- Iris
- Prairie Iris
- Accepted: Iris hexagona
- Synonym: Iris salmonicolor
- Synonym: Iris ludoviciana
- Synonym: Iris fumifulva
- Synonym: Iris alabamensis
- Synonym: Iris viridis
Posted by
scvirginia on Jun 25, 2020 8:57 PM concerning plant:
Description from the 1933 catalog, Royal Iris Gardens (J. C. Nicholls, Jr., Camillus, NY), p.75:
Other American Species
HEXAGONA. 2 ft. Bright blue flowers on an erect, though angled, stem; slender deep green leaves and slender rhizomes. Received from a Western grower; quite different from Foliosa, which has very broad leaves and a thick rhizome. Late blooming.
Posted by
plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Mar 22, 2013 4:31 PM concerning plant:
Growing in wetland area at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
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