Iris sibirica L. var. acuta Willd.

See Iris sibirica L. var. flexuosa for a description of Iris sibiricaIris acuta is described by Dykes as a dwarf plant with narrow foliage, otherwise indistinguishable from the species.  

Horticultural & Botanical History

‘[Iris acuta is] a neat, slender-stemmed species, which grows two and a half to three feet high, with narrow lanceolate-acuminate leaves, from twelve to sixteen inches long and numerous terminal panicle-like clusters of conspicuous, medium-sized, rich blue blossoms, (borne on erect, slender flower stems), having the lower (petals) banded or striped with bright blue lines upon a pale white ground, and terminating at the extremities with entire blue, the central disk of each being prominently margined with brownish-yellow.’  [Gard. Chron. 1854].

History at Camden Park

Presumably short lived at Camden as it is only listed in the 1843 catalogue.

Notes

Published Nov 08, 2009 - 04:47 PM | Last updated Jul 23, 2010 - 05:16 PM


More details about Iris sibirica L. var. acuta Willd.
Family Iridaceae
Category
Region of origin

Probably central and eastern Europe

Synonyms
  • Iris acuta Willd. 
Common Name
Name in the Camden Park Record

Iris acuta 

Confidence level high