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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1.	Vild med hverdagen	11.	Marit , Norway	21.	HansHB	31.	Clytie, Random Nature
2.	Andrea	12.	Gemma's Greyscale	22.	JM@Oeiras, Lisbon	32.	HoodPhoto OR-USA
3.	Geli	13.	Forsythea's Photography	23.	A Wondering Star	33.	Libby
4.	Luna Miranda	14.	meoww	24.	Danielle	34.	4joy
5.	Tina´s PicStory	15.	Kim,USA	25.	Donna's Designs	35.	Sara Chapman in Seattle, USA
6.	beagleAnnie	16.	Jama-Singapore	26.	LadyD	36.	Sara Chapman in Seattle, 2nd entry
7.	NixPixMix	17.	anastasia	27.	Modern Mom	37.	Aktuella bilder, Sweden
8.	BirgittaB	18.	Joyful	28.	beagleAnnie	38.	Rajesh, India
9.	Fitness Buff	19.	dordefemeie	29.	Flower Art Friday	39.	Squirrel Queen
10.	NatureFootstep Photo	20.	Emille	30.	Laurel	40.	Chris

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