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Plant family: iridaceae

 

I use the GRIN online query system to determine plant families. The list below shows the plants in my database listed as members of the iridaceae family. Click on the botanical name of any plant to go to the plant portrait. For a list of all the plant families represented in our garden, see my families page.

Botanical name Common name Category FlowersSize
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Lucifer' perennial (Z6-9) red (summer)4'
Crocus sativus saffron crocusperennial bulb (Z6-9) lavender (October)4"
Crocus speciosus ssp. speciosus autumn crocusperennial bulb (Z4-9) deep sky-blue (October)6"
Crocus vernus (and hybrids) spring crocusperennial bulb various (early spring)6"
Cypella coelestis goblet flowerperennial (Z7?) blue (summer)24"
Gelasine elongata perennial (Z7-10) blue20"
Gladiolus perennial bulb (Z6/7) various (summer)4'
Gladiolus caucasicus perennial (Z6) violet (summer)20"
Gladiolus x gandavensis 'Boone' perennial bulb (Z5-9?) yellow-red (summer)1-3'
Iris (intermediate bearded hybrids) intermediate bearded irisperennial purple-blue (April-May)18"
Iris (tall bearded hybrids) bearded irisperennial purple-and-tan (late spring)3'
Iris aucheri perennial blue9"
Iris cristata dwarf crested irisperennial (Z3-9) blue (April)6-9"
Iris danfordiae Danford irisperennial bulb (Z5-9) brown-spotted yellow (early spring)6"
Iris domestica blackberry lilyperennial (Z5-10) red-dotted orange (summer)2-3' tall, 1-2' wide
Iris ensata 'Variegatus' Japanese irisperennial
Iris foetidissima perennial
Iris graminea plum-scented irisperennial (Z4-8) purple15"
Iris ochroleuca perennial
Iris pallida 'Argenteo-Variegata' Dalmatian irisperennial (Z4-9) blue (late spring)24-36"
Iris pseudacorus yellow flagperennial (Z4-9) yellow (late spring)4-6'
Iris pumila 'Stitch Witch' dwarf bearded irisperennial blue/white (April-May)8-15"
Iris reticulata reticulata irisperennial bulb (Z5-9) purple/yellow (April)6"
Iris sibirica Siberian irisperennial blueto 2 ft
Iris tectorum Japanese roof irisperennial (Z4-9) blue (spring)12-18"
Iris versicolor blue flagperennial blue (spring-summer)2-3'
Iris virginica var. shrevei Southern blue flagperennial
Iris xiphium Dutch irisperennial bulb various colors (mid-spring)18"
Olsynium douglasii Douglas's blue-eyed grassperennial pale violet4-12"
Orthrosanthus multiflorus morning flagtender perennial (Z9-11) blue2'
Pardancanda norrisii candy lilyperennial (Z5-10) orange3'
Sisyrinchium angustifolium narrow-leaf blue-eyed grassperennial (Z5-8) blue (summer)6"
Sisyrinchium macrocarpon perennial (Z8-9) yellow6-12"

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Last modified: November 14, 2006
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