Rocky Mountain Iris
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Rocky Mountain Iris ( Iris missouriensis ) |
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The Rocky Mountain iris ( Iris missouriensis ) is a plant from the kind of irises ( Iris ) within the family of the Iridaceae (Iridaceae).
features
The Rocky Mountain Iris is a perennial , rhizome plant that reaches heights of 25 to 60 centimeters. The leaves are 3 to 7 (rarely up to 10) millimeters wide, deciduous, pale green in color and longer or shorter than the stem. The 2 to 3 flowers are 4 to 8 centimeters in diameter and are pale blue, purple to deep blue. The hanging leaves are strongly veined purple and measure 3.7 to 7 × 1.2 to 3.2 centimeters. Your plate often has a yellow center point. The standards measure 3.6 to 7 × 0.5 to 1.2 centimeters. The perigone is 0.5 to 1.2 centimeters long. The diameter of the capsule is almost round. Their 6 edges are evenly spaced.
The flowering period extends from May to June.
Occurrence
The Rocky Mountain iris is found in northwest America from southeastern British Columbia to California and northern Mexico in the south and southwest Alberta and Montana in the east. It grows in wet meadows and on the banks of summer-dry streams at altitudes of 10 to 3000 meters.
use
The Rocky Mountain Iris is rarely used as an ornamental plant. It has been in culture since 1880 at the latest.
supporting documents
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler Exkursionsflora von Deutschland Volume 5 Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
