Iris suaveolens
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Irideae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Iris |
| Species: | Iris suaveolens |
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Iris suaveolens Boiss. and Reut. |
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Iris suaveolens is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Eastern Europe, ranging from the Balkans to Turkey (in Asia Minor). It has short, sickle shaped or curved, blue-green or greyish green leaves, a slender simple stem, with 1 or 2 fragrant spring blooming, flowers, between yellow and purple, with white or yellow beards. It was once known as Iris mellita (especially in parts of Europe), until that was re-classified as a synonym of Iris suaveolens. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.
Iris suaveolens is similar in form to Iris attica, or Iris reichenbachii, Iris lutescens, and Iris pumila.
It has rhizomes, that are thick, but small, around 1 – 2 cm long.
It has evergreen, falcate (or sickle shaped), or curved leaves. The short, blue green, or greyish, leaves can grow up to between 7–22 cm (3–9 in) long, and between 0.4 and 1 cm wide. One form of the species, known as 'rubromarginata', has red-violet, or reddish purple edging on the leaves.
It is a dwarf iris, which has a slender, simple stem, or peduncle, that can grow up to between 8–15 cm (3–6 in) tall. The flowers (on the stems) are held above the foliage.
The stem has 2 green, lanceolate, spathes (leaves of the flower bud), which are keeled, and 2.5–8 cm (1–3 in) long. They remain green after the flowers have faded.
The stem holds between 1 and 2, terminal (top of stem) flowers, in spring, blooming between late March to mid-April, or between March to May.
The fragrant, flowers are 4.5–5.5 cm (2–2 in) in diameter, come in various shades between yellow and purple, with yellow being the most common. Other shades of flower colour include; yellow-green, white, cream, violet-blue, smoky brown, mahogany, or purplish-brown. There can also be bi-coloured forms as well. The yellow forms can sometimes have spots, of brown-purple.
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