Genus: Iris
Aptly named after the Greek word for rainbow this genus is grown extensively in gardens for their vast variety of flower colours.
Iris photos
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Species of Iris
- Iris acutiloba
- Iris albertii
- Iris albicans
- Iris albomarginata
- Iris aphylla
- Iris assadiana
- Iris atrofusca
- Iris atropurpurea
- Iris attica
- Iris aucheri
- Iris bakeriana
- Iris barnumae
- Iris bismarckiana
- Iris bloudowii
- Iris boissieri
- Iris bracteata
- Iris brevicaulis
- Iris bucharica
- Iris bulleyana
- Iris caespitosa
- Iris camillae
- Iris caucasica
- Iris chrysographes
- Iris chrysophylla
- Iris clarkei
- Iris collettii
- Iris confusa
- Iris cristata
- Iris crocea
- Iris cycloglossa
- Iris cypriana
- Iris danfordiae
- Iris decora
- Iris delavayi
- Iris douglasiana
- Iris ensata
- Iris falcifolia
- Iris fernaldii
- Iris filifolia
- Iris foetidissima
- Iris forrestii
- Iris fosteriana
- Iris fulva
- Iris gatesii
- Iris germanica
- Iris giganticaerulea
- Iris goniocarpa
- Iris gracilipes
- Iris graeberiana
- Iris graminea
- Iris grant-duffii
- Iris hartwegii
- Iris haynei
- Iris hexagona
- Iris histrio
- Iris histrioides
- Iris hoogiana
- Iris hookeriana
- Iris humilis
- Iris iberica
- Iris imbricata
- Iris innominata
- Iris japonica
- Iris juncea
- Iris kamaonensis
- Iris kerneriana
- Iris koreana
- Iris korolkowii
- Iris lactea
- Iris lacustris
- Iris laevigata
- Iris latifolia
- Iris lazica
- Iris loczyi
- Iris longipetala
- Iris longiscapa
- Iris lorea
- Iris lortetii
- Iris lutescens
- Iris macrosiphon
- Iris magnifica
- Iris mariae
- Iris marsica
- Iris meda
- Iris mesopotamica
- Iris milesii
- Iris missouriensis
- Iris monnieri
- Iris munzii
- Iris nelsonii
- Iris orientalis
- Iris orjenii
- Iris palaestina
- Iris pallida
- Iris paradoxa
- Iris persica
- Iris petrana
- Iris planifolia
- Iris pontica
- Iris prismatica
- Iris pseudacorus
- Iris pseudocaucasica
- Iris pumila
- Iris purdyi
- Iris regis-uzziae
- Iris reichenbachii
- Iris reticulata
- Iris rosenbachiana
- Iris ruthenica
- Iris sambucina
- Iris sanguinea
- Iris sari
- Iris scariosa
- Iris schachtii
- Iris serotina
- Iris setosa
- Iris sibirica
- Iris sintenisii
- Iris sofarana
- Iris spuria
- Iris stolonifera
- Iris suaveolens
- Iris subbiflora
- Iris susiana
- Iris taochia
- Iris tectorum
- Iris tenax
- Iris tenuifolia
- Iris tenuis
- Iris tenuissima
- Iris tigrida
- Iris tingitana
- Iris tridentata
- Iris unguicularis
- Iris variegata
- Iris vartanii
- Iris verna
- Iris versicolor
- Iris vicaria
- Iris virginica
- Iris wattii
- Iris wilsonii
- Iris winogradowii
- Iris xiphium
Members growing plants in this genus
Comments:
12 Jul, 2008
Beautiful Iris..we had some of these by the pool until our son helped out with the strimming...still all teenagers have accidents dont' they!!
On photo - Japanese Iris
7 Jul, 2008
Thankyou Crystaltips the light hit at just the right moment with this one.
On photo - Siberian Iris
5 Jul, 2008
It certainly is! I love flowers in shdes of pink & lilac - this is just beautiful! Will have to look for one in this colour to add to the iris bed now!
On photo - Cranberry Ice
4 Jul, 2008
I love the 3 you have posted, but of them I think this is my favourite - it's more straightforwardly beautiful than the other more elaborate blooms. I like it very much.
On photo - Iris Cranberry Ice
4 Jul, 2008
Amazing and that bug caught on camera as well. It's just like a face I think.
On photo - Yellow iris & friend
2 Jul, 2008
Oh very nice...I guess I will have to wait til next year for mine to bloom.
On photo - Bearded Iris 06.08
2 Jul, 2008
Hi Xela...I just bought a yellow water iris...it seemed ok in the pond but I put it in soil because I may drain the pond this winter and have to bring the waterlilies in...wouldn't have room for iris too...it's supposed to be quite hardy...hope it works...how long have you had yours?
On photo - Bearded Iris 06.08
14 Jun, 2008
Yes spritz, astilbes beside it and more candelabra primulas in the foreground
On photo - Iris ensata - 1
12 Jun, 2008
What a lovely garden you've created, I love this picture, the lighting is excellent !
On photo - Dutch Iris "Miss Saigon"
11 Jun, 2008
wonderful... I've got more plants on my wish list now than I have room for in my garden....and here's another one! lol. I love the light of late afternoon or early morning...something about the acute contrast and the long shadows...terrific pic.
On photo - Dutch Iris "Miss Saigon"
11 Jun, 2008
Colour of these 2 plants look Fantastic 2gether Diohio in this Light :)
On photo - Dutch Iris "Miss Saigon"
11 Jun, 2008
It was 90* early ier today, then had thunder & rain off & on most of the day. It cleared about 3:30 with lovely sunshine, a cool breeze and 70*. I actually managed to get all the grass cut by 8p.m. Now this weather, sunny and fresh, I could take all summer!!
On photo - Iris in back garden
10 Jun, 2008
Lovely! Took a few hot days...but things are starting to pop! Thunder rumbling all around me today. Wish it would rain and clear the air.
On photo - Iris in back garden
7 Jun, 2008
Thankyou. This is a dwarf variety and seems to put it's energy into spreading outwards rather than up. Nice for the front of a border.
On photo - Little Annie
3 Jun, 2008
Love your birdbath/fountain..Xela!! those irises are a nice soft blue...nicer than mine. congrats!!
On photo - Siberian [water] Iris 06.08
Joined 17 Jun, 2007
West Somerset
Spritzhenry
16 Jul, 2008
What a wonderful Iris! Not a familiar one, Nancy.
On photo - Japanese Iris