Anybody know which variety this siberian iris is?

(Assuming it is a siberian iris, of course)

Wellll, it's not a siberian. Is it a wild iris that seeded in, or one you puchased?

It didn't come in from seeds. It arrived in my garden as a plant from either a trade or a purchase that Trish made. I'm sorry to say I don't know which is the case.

I would guess it's versicolor from the width of the leaves, but I'm really not sure. Maybe someone else can help. I know the width of the leaves are unusual. Most beardless iris have more narrow leaves.

Thanks Polly

Sure, sorry I couldn't help more.

I do think you're right about it being a I. versicolor.

I think so too, but there are also some Louisiana irises that look like it. Most versicolors have purple based foliage, if you want to check that. Way at the bottom.

It doesn't look like versicolor to me, more like a form of Iris laevigata.

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantse...

http://www.bethchatto.co.uk/pl...

http://www.hillkeep.ca/bulbs%2...

http://www.signa.org/index.pl?...

Good eye, Janet. It could very well be. Normally laevigata does not have quite that wide leaves, but it could be a cultivar.

I'll ask Trish and see if she ever obtained a laevigata (all the irises we have came through her doings)

Polly. look at the leaves on the Beth Chatto site, they are quite broad. If they can't get it right nobody can.

http://www.bethchatto.co.uk/pl...

On the Hillkeep site it says it's "Native to Russia, China, Korea and Japan" so I would expect variation.

Right you are, Janet. Once again, a good eye, you've got there. I think you've found your iris, Dave!

If it happens you can't ID one from the ones Trish got from me, I kept a list.

I will look on all my species iris later tonight or tomorrow ok Trish and Dave

D

I've looked everywhere I can think of and other than the RHS entry can find no Iris laevigata with both the white flash and the yellow signal. I notice the RHS image is from www.gardenworldimages.com, do you think it could be wrong?

The description on hillkeep says:

[quote]Iris laevigata F. E. L. von Fischer. Rabbit-ear iris. Yanzihua (China). Kakitsubata (Japan). Subgenus Limniris, Section Limniris, Series Laevigatae. Flowers that are blue to mauve to white, often with white or yellow central markings, bloom in May-July, depending on altitude. This is an elegant and reliable plant for shorelines and shallow ponds. Native to Russia, China, Korea and Japan. Our plants are from wild and garden seed from both China and Japan.

I would hope the RHS knew the image contributor had it correctly named, but as always you can never be sure.

Hi Janet, I noticed that description on efloras Flora of China but thought it might be from the alba or other forms with white on the falls and standards like f. colchesterensis.