Iris missouriensis
Botanical Name: Iris missouriensis (added by D. Kramb, 09-NOV-03)
Botanical Synonyms:
Iris tolmieana (D. Kramb, 29-SEP-04)
Classification:
Longipetalae (D. Kramb, 09-NOV-03)
Common Names:
N/A
Chromosome Count:
2n=38 (D. Kramb, 29-SEP-04)
General Description:
24" (60cm) tall, with blue or lavender flowers veined on white ground with yellow signal (D. Kramb, 09-NOV-03)
Grows to 24" tall. Flowers are blue or lavender. Falls have a white ground, or nearly solid with a peacock's eye signal and raised mid-line ridge flanked in yellow. (D. Kramb, 29-SEP-04)
Distinguishing Features:
Leaves are thin with extremely tough fibers running from tip to base. (C. Hensler, 13-NOV-03 )
Preferred Habitat:
Poor soil at the edge of small ponds. Full sun. (C. Hensler, 13-NOV-03 )
Hardiness:
Estimated Zone 3-9 (D. Kramb, 09-NOV-03)
Can withstand quite a bit of drought and heat once established. (C. Hensler, 13-NOV-03 )
Native Range:
Western North America, Canada to Mexico (D. Kramb, 09-NOV-03)
Status in the Wild:
N/A
Commercial Availability:
Specialty (C. Hensler, 13-NOV-03 )
Sources Cited:
SIGNA seed exchange, The Rock Garden (C. Hensler, 13-NOV-03 )
Info entered on 29-SEP-04 comes from the SIGNA Checklist of Iris Species. (D. Kramb, 29-SEP-04)
Additional Comments:
N/A
Species Iris Group of North America
SIGNA member!