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Thursday 12 July 2012

FFF 34 - DUTCH IRIS

Iris is a genus of 260-300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its name from the Greek word for a rainbow, referring to the wide variety of flower colours found among the many species. As well as being the scientific name, iris is also very widely used as a common name for all Iris species, though some plants called thus belong to other closely related genera. A common name for some species is 'flags', while the plants of the subgenus Scorpiris are widely known as 'junos', particularly in horticulture. Irises are popular garden flowers.

The showy graceful blooms of Dutch Iris (Iris xiphium - also called Spanish Iris!)  provide height and colour in mid- to late spring. Definitely one of the easiest and most reliable spring bulbs to grow, they perform well in both open sunny positions as well as in part or full shade.
Flower colour varies from white and yellows through to many shades of blue and purple in either single colour standards and falls through to a combination of both. They are very frost hardy and prefer a sunny position with ample moisture during growth, but none during their dormancy in summer. They can be grown in pots and terrace planters and are ideal as cut flowers for vases and arrangements. Dutch Iris grow to a height of 40 to 50cm.

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19 comments:

  1. Hi Nick, my first time to be No. 1! yey! I love all blue flowers, but we seldom see this here! lovely composition too.

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  2. ...so eine herrliche, intensive Farbe Nick, meine Vase schmückt oft diese Blumen im Zusammenhang mit gelben Blüten...ganz toll sieht das aus...

    lG Geli

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  3. Lubię te kwiaty o delikatnych płatach i do tego niebieskie. Śliczne zdjęcie. Pozdrawiam.
    I like the flowers of delicate lobes and to the blue. Cute picture. Yours.

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  4. Hi Nick
    Iris is one of my favorites. These blue ones are really inviting.

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  5. Oh how i love Iris. In fact i just planted different colors this late spring. Can't wait to see them blooming next year!

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  6. Delightful, radiant blue! The iris glows with depth of colour!

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  7. The iris signifies wisdom and faith. Did you know that?

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  8. Lovely colours! Great post!

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  9. Oh, didn't know it was known as the Dutch iris:) I like this one so much that I made a painting of it!

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  10. Wonderful shot of these beautiful Iris!

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  11. Beautiful Blue Iris!
    Thanks for the enlightenment of the plant.
    Have a Wonderful Weekend!

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  12. Your Irises are such a gorgeous shade! They really are beautiful and I planted more this year in my garden. Thank you for hosting our party.

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  13. Lovely color, framed perfectly. Thanks for hosting.

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  14. I am coveting your flowers ;)

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  15. Richest, deepest color I have even seen .... Iris are so delicate and lovely...great shot

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  16. That is a gorgeous shade of blue. I have lot of irises but none to match the intensity of this one.
    Thanks for hosting.

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