Iris sibirica L. var. acuta Willd.
See Iris sibirica L. var. flexuosa for a description of Iris sibirica. Iris 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
| Family | Iridaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Probably central and eastern Europe |
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| Common Name | |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Iris acuta |
| Confidence level | high |