Spuria Iris

From Ken Walker's Garden 


Spuria iris are native to Europe and Asia. They can grow very tall. Some of they ones I grow get to 4 to 4 1/2 feet (1.3 meters). Most of the species used in modern hibrids are summer-dormant and, given a chance, die back in late summer.
Blue Spider Web
 Blue Spider Web, Ferguson 1966
Photo Date: 5 May 1999
Destination
 Destination, Hager 1984
Photo Date: 9 May 1999
Finally Free
 Finally Free, Jenkins 1989
Photo Date: 20 April 2000
Fixed Star
 Fixed Star, Hagar 1990
Photo Date: 24 April 2000
Fountainflow
 Fountainflow, Roe 1974
Photo Date: 3 May 1999
Iris carthaliniae
 Iris carthaliniae
Photo Date: 14 May 2000
Iris crocea
 Iris crocea
Photo Date: 17 May 2000
sold as Iris crocea
 Photo Date: 20 May 1999
I crocea is supposed to be pure yellow as in the previous picture. This iris appears to have been mislabeled.
Iris graminea
 Iris graminea
Photo Date: 24 April 2000
This is a dwarf spuria. I grew it for several years before it finallly flowered. The blossoms smell liked stewed plumbs.
Iris musulmanica
 Iris musulmanica
Photo Date: 18 May 1999
Iris orientalis
 Iris orientalis (Iris ochroleuca)
Photo Date: 28 April 1999
This is commonly grown spuria. There are many of them growing in yards around my neighborhood.
Purple Knight
 Purple Knight, Ferguson 1968
Photo Date: 18 May 1999
Zulu Chief
 Zulu Chief, Jenkins 1992
Photo Date: 24 April 2000
 Copyright 1999-2001 Kenneth Walker
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