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|binomial = ''Iris germanica''
|binomial = ''Iris germanica''
|binomial_authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
|binomial_authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
|synonyms =''Iris rudskyi''<ref name=Kewiris>{{cite web|title=Iris variegata (Hungarian iris| url=http://www.kew.org/science-conservation/plants-fungi/iris-variegata-hungarian-iris|publisher=kew.org|accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref>}}
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'''''Iris variegata''''', the Hungarian Iris, is a species in the genus ''[[Iris (plant)|Iris]]''.
'''''Iris variegata''''', the Hungarian Iris, is a species in the genus ''[[Iris (plant)|Iris]]''.
Once known as 'Iris hungarica'.<ref>Sweet, Robert
{{Google books|OH1IAAAAYAAJ|The British Flower Garden: Containing Coloured Figures and descriptions of Hardy Herbaceous Plants, Volume 1|page=74}}</ref>


==Habit==
==Description==
'''Iris variegata'''' grows up to 45 cm high and 30 cm wide. The roots can go up to 10 cm deep. It is a rhizomatous perennial that blooms in April to June. Lifting, dividing and replanting the rhizomes is best done once flowering has finished as this is when the plant grows the new shoots that will flower the following year. The rhizomes are placed on the surface of the soil facing towards the sun and with at least 45cm of open ground in front of them - this allows two years growth and flowering. The plant is held in place by removing half the leaf mass to reduce wind rock and by using the old roots as anchors in the soil. The rhizome is placed on well dug ground and the roots placed either side into 10cm deep grooves. The soil os then gently firmed around the roots, so holding the plant steady. New roots and leaves are created rapidly as the rhizome moves forwards.
'''Iris variegata'''' grows up to 45 cm high and 30 cm wide. The roots can go up to 10 cm deep. It is a rhizomatous perennial that blooms in May to June. Lifting, dividing and replanting the rhizomes is best done once flowering has finished as this is when the plant grows the new shoots that will flower the following year. The rhizomes are placed on the surface of the soil facing towards the sun and with at least 45cm of open ground in front of them - this allows two years growth and flowering. The plant is held in place by removing half the leaf mass to reduce wind rock and by using the old roots as anchors in the soil. The rhizome is placed on well dug ground and the roots placed either side into 10cm deep grooves. The soil os then gently firmed around the roots, so holding the plant steady. New roots and leaves are created rapidly as the rhizome moves forwards.


The flowers are yellowish-white, with brown-purple veins on the falls.Between 3-6 flowers per stem.<ref name=Kewiris/>
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Hundreds of hybrids exist representing every colour from jet black to sparkling whites. The only colour really missing is bright scarlet. Many modern garden bearded irises are crosses of iris germanica and iris variegata.

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Hundreds of hybrids exist representing every colour from jet black to sparkling whites. The only colour really missing is bright scarlet. Many modern garden bearded irises are crosses of [[iris germanica]] and iris variegata.<ref name=Kewiris/>


==Cultivars==
==Cultivars==
* 'Staten Island' (1945)
* 'Staten Island' (1945)
* 'Gracchus' (1884)
* 'Gracchus' (1884)
* 'Mary Vernon' (1940)<ref name=growingiris>{{cite book |last=Stebbings |first=Geoff |year=1997|title=The Gardener's Guide to Growing Irises |url= |location=Newton Abbot |publisher=David and Charles |page=27 |isbn=0715305395 |accessdate= }}</ref>
* 'Mary Vernon' (1940)<ref name=growingiris>{{cite book |last=Stebbings |first=Geoff |year=1997|title=The Gardener's Guide to Growing Irises |url= |location=Newton Abbot |publisher=David and Charles |page=27 |isbn=0715305395 }}</ref>


==Subspecies==
==Subspecies==
* I. reginae
* I. reginae
* I. amoena (white standards, lilac/mauve falls)<ref name=growingiris/>
* I. amoena (white standards, lilac/mauve falls)<ref name=growingiris/>

==Habitat==
Found in the [[Pannonian]] (ancient Roman province) region of central [[Europe]]. It occurs in southern [[Moravia]], southern [[Slovakia]], south-western [[Germany]], southern [[Romania]], [[Bulgaria]] and western [[Ukraine]]. It has been introduced into [[Switzerland]], [[Bohemia]] and [[Italy]].
It is an endangered and protected species in the [[Czech Republic]] and Slovakia.
It grows on the sunny slopes of the steppes and beside forest margins.<ref name=CZiris >{{cite web|first=Ladislav|last=Hoskovec|title= Iris variegata L. - Hungarian Iris|date=8 February 2014|url=http://botany.cz/en/iris-variegata/ |publisher=botany.cz|
accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:57, 20 June 2014

Iris variegata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Iridaceae
Subfamily:
Iridoideae
Tribe:
Irideae
Genus:
Iris
Subgenus:
Iris
Section:
Iris
Species:
I. germanica
Binomial name
Iris germanica
Synonyms

Iris rudskyi[1]

Iris variegata, the Hungarian Iris, is a species in the genus Iris. Once known as 'Iris hungarica'.[2]

Description

Iris variegata' grows up to 45 cm high and 30 cm wide. The roots can go up to 10 cm deep. It is a rhizomatous perennial that blooms in May to June. Lifting, dividing and replanting the rhizomes is best done once flowering has finished as this is when the plant grows the new shoots that will flower the following year. The rhizomes are placed on the surface of the soil facing towards the sun and with at least 45cm of open ground in front of them - this allows two years growth and flowering. The plant is held in place by removing half the leaf mass to reduce wind rock and by using the old roots as anchors in the soil. The rhizome is placed on well dug ground and the roots placed either side into 10cm deep grooves. The soil os then gently firmed around the roots, so holding the plant steady. New roots and leaves are created rapidly as the rhizome moves forwards.

The flowers are yellowish-white, with brown-purple veins on the falls.Between 3-6 flowers per stem.[1]

Hundreds of hybrids exist representing every colour from jet black to sparkling whites. The only colour really missing is bright scarlet. Many modern garden bearded irises are crosses of iris germanica and iris variegata.[1]

Cultivars

  • 'Staten Island' (1945)
  • 'Gracchus' (1884)
  • 'Mary Vernon' (1940)[3]

Subspecies

  • I. reginae
  • I. amoena (white standards, lilac/mauve falls)[3]

Habitat

Found in the Pannonian (ancient Roman province) region of central Europe. It occurs in southern Moravia, southern Slovakia, south-western Germany, southern Romania, Bulgaria and western Ukraine. It has been introduced into Switzerland, Bohemia and Italy. It is an endangered and protected species in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It grows on the sunny slopes of the steppes and beside forest margins.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Iris variegata (Hungarian iris". kew.org. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. ^ Sweet, Robert The British Flower Garden: Containing Coloured Figures and descriptions of Hardy Herbaceous Plants, Volume 1, p. 74, at Google Books
  3. ^ a b Stebbings, Geoff (1997). The Gardener's Guide to Growing Irises. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. p. 27. ISBN 0715305395.
  4. ^ Hoskovec, Ladislav (8 February 2014). "Iris variegata L. - Hungarian Iris". botany.cz. Retrieved 20 June 2014.

See also

Media related to Iris × variegata at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Iris × variegata at Wikispecies

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