Iris-germanica? from my garden in Ritterhude

[Na Bha]

Last year I had sent a foto which was identified as Iris-germanica or beared german iris. The one from last year is not flowering yet, but another one has two flowers and tow buds.

Is this also Iris-germanica?

Fotos taken last week (KW 19 - 2011)

TIA

Nalini

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yes Nalini ji

One of the commonest Irises in Kashmir. Many species of Iris are grown in graveyards in Kashmir, and locally known as MAZAAR MOND (MAZAAR: Graveyard, MOND: root or swollen underground part, mostly rhizome in this case; Mond is also the Kashmiri name of Knol khol or Kohlrabi).

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SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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[Na Bha]

Thanks Prof. Singh ji for the id and very interesting information.

Nalini