Iris latifolia
Botanical Name: Iris latifolia (added by Peter Bohnert, 26-DEC-06)
Botanical Synonyms:
Xiphium latifolia, Iris anglica, Iris xiphoides (Peter Bohnert, 26-DEC-06)
Classification:
Xiphium (Peter Bohnert, 26-DEC-06)
Common Names:
2n=42 (Peter Bohnert, 26-DEC-06)
Chromosome Count:
English Iris (Peter Bohnert, 26-DEC-06)
General Description:
In nature deep blue flower with yellow mark,(sometimes white or spottet )12- 13 cm diameter. The plant is 60 cm tal with 2- 3 fowers, Leaves are teal,60 cm long, stiff with a chamfer, Sizeable bulb with thin, dark brown skin, 10- 15 cm deep in ground. Leaves start growing in early spring. Flower in June- July. (Peter Bohnert, 26-DEC-06)
Distinguished from other Xiphium, except I. boissieri, by delaying new growth until spring. Distinguied from I. boissieri by a lack of hairs on the falls. Flowers distinguished from I. xiphium by having a winged haft; that is the lower part of the falls have a broad edge. (Ken Walker, 06-JUN-09)
Distinguishing Features:
The only iris with bulbs that needs a wet ground. No hybrids with other Xiphiums are known. Color never yellow. (Peter Bohnert, 26-DEC-06)
Preferred Habitat:
Wet maedows (Peter Bohnert, 26-DEC-06)
Hardiness:
Fully hard in central Europe (Peter Bohnert, 26-DEC-06)
Native Range:
Pyrenees (Spain, Andorra) (Peter Bohnert, 26-DEC-06)
Central Spain, Guadarrama Moutain Range (Rafael Diez Dominguez, 06-JAN-07)
Status in the Wild:
N/A
Commercial Availability:
Some selections are in trade. (Peter Bohnert, 26-DEC-06)
Sources Cited:
BIS Species book; The Iris by Mathew. (Ken Walker, 06-JUN-09)
Additional Comments:
Photo # 3 at Iris xiphium is Iris latifolia (Peter Bohnert, 26-DEC-06)
Species Iris Group of North America
