IRIS 



(From the Greek iris, a rainbow) 

 Iriddcea 



66. Iris sibirica (/. acuta) 

 English Name: Siberian iris. 



EUROPE, E. SIBERIA LATE MAY TO.MID-JUNE 



WELL-FORMED, rather small, but showy flowers resembling the 

 wild Iris, rich blue in color, borne in heads of three or more on the 

 ends of many long, very slender, upright stems from two to four feet high. 

 Leaves thin, one to two 

 feet long, and not at all 

 rigid, forming a dense 

 grasslike tuft of per- 

 sistent, bright green foli- 

 age about one and one 

 half feet high. Excellent 

 for the herbaceous border, 

 coming into bloom be- 

 tween the German and the 

 Japanese Iris, or for natu- 

 ralizing against shrubbery 

 or by the water side. Ex- 

 cellent also for cutting. 



A perfectly hardy per- 

 ennial of easiest culture in 

 rich soil and full sun. The 

 rhizomes require deep 

 planting and plenty of wa- 

 ter, especially during the 

 flowering season. 



Propagate by division. 



The following varieties 

 are excellent: 



Var. alba. White flowers 

 veined with pale lilac. 



Van Snozv Queen. Large 

 ivory-white flowers. 



Var. orientdlis (var. sanguinea; var. haviatophylla; I. orientdlis; I. sanguinea; 

 I. hamatophylla). Resembling the Siberian Iris but lower growing and blooming 

 a little bit earlier; the flowers are larger but do not last so long; a second crop 

 is often produced later. Flowers violet-blue. 



