Biology:Iris magnifica

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Iris magnifica
Iris magnifica - Fleur-2.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Scorpiris
Section: Iris sect. Scorpiris
Species:
I. magnifica
Binomial name
Iris magnifica
Vved.

Iris magnifica is a bulbous flowering plant in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Scorpiris. It is native to the mountains of Central Asia, including the Zarafshan Range in Uzbekistan.[1] It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions – growing to 60 centimetres (24 in) (less in poor soils), and producing pale lilac and white flowers in spring.[2][3]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]

It has a known hybrid, Iris magnifica 'Agalik' (Vved), which flowers between April and May, in lavender-blue to white shades of colour. It also has an orange-tangerine crest. It will reach a height of 40–60 cm (16–24 in) and is fairly hardy in the US.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "IRIS FLEUR-DE-LYS Iridaceae (Iris family)". www.hillkeep.ca. 12 May 2008. http://www.hillkeep.ca/bulbs%20iris.htm. Retrieved 23 August 2014. 
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965. 
  3. Iris magnifica - Alpine Garden Society - Plant Encyclopaedia
  4. "Iris magnifica". Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/9314/Iris-magnifica/Details. Retrieved 25 September 2020. 
  5. "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 54. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 13 March 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q635149 entry