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Iris prismatica

Botanical Name: Iris prismatica (added by D.Kramb, 05-OCT-03)


Botanical Synonyms:

N/A


Classification:

Prismaticae (D.Kramb, 05-OCT-03)


Common Names:

Cube-seed iris (D.Kramb, 05-OCT-03)


Chromosome Count:

2n=42 (D. Kramb, 30-SEP-04)


General Description:

12"-31" (30-80cm) tall, with flowers ranging from pale violet, violet-blue, pink, or white, with greenish-white hafts veined violet (D.Kramb, 05-OCT-03)


Distinguishing Features:

Seeds are cube shaped (D.Kramb, 05-OCT-03)


Preferred Habitat:

N/A


Hardiness:

Estimated Zone 6-8 (D.Kramb, 05-OCT-03)


Native Range:

Eastern Coast of North America, Nova Scotia to the Carolinas (D.Kramb, 05-OCT-03)


Status in the Wild:

N/A


Commercial Availability:

Specialty (D.Kramb, 05-OCT-03)


Sources Cited:

Info entered on 30-SEP-04 comes from the SIGNA Checklist of Iris Species. (D. Kramb, 30-SEP-04)


Additional Comments:

N/A

Where to buy it:


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Joe Pye Weed's Garden
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Pine Ridge Gardens
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Plant Delights Nursery
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Prairie Moon Nursery
www.prairiemoon.com



Toadshade Wildflower Farm
www.toadshade.com



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