Iris sp for ID from Badrinath Uttarakhand: June 2014_DSR_11

[D.S Rawat]

This Iris species was photographed in a flower bed of Indian army. Plants are 10-15 inches tall. Never seen it in wild in Uttarakhand; probably cultivated species.

Please suggest the ID.

 

DSRawat Pantnagar

Dr D.S.Rawat

Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA

[surajitkoley]

This is the first time i see this beautiful flower of an unknown genus. One hort. named as "LORELEY" looks similar. But size should be a little large (a cm or two would fit- http://content.ces.ncsu.edu/bearded-iris-for-the-home-landscape.pdf !). But there is closely looking cultivar too which are unidentified - https://sites.google.com/site/picklebarrelhouseirisgarden/home/unidentified-irises (please scroll below to see look alike). Perhaps these are all originated from Iris germanica L.

Thank you

Regards

surajit

[D.S Rawat]

Yes Surjit Ji. Your links suggest it as Iris x germanica L. and I now feel that it is a cultivated plant only.
Thank you.
DSRawat Pantnagar

[Gurcharan Singh]

I think it should be Iris variegata

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/indiantreepix/Iris$20variegata/indiantreepix/mniF2G-I2lk/x6m7Sf5Jn-sJ

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089

http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ 
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

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[Gurcharan Singh]

I also have some of my specimens under I. germanica (may be wrongly). This should help

I. germanica: Flowering stems longer than leaves; leaves 3-4 cm wide; perianth tube 2.5 cm long.

I. variegata: Flowering stems shorter or equalling leaves; leaves 2 cm wide; perianth tube 2 cm long

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089

http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ 
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

[surajit koley]

Thank you Gurcharan Sir and Rawat Sir. This thread introduces me to a new genus (though I have a copy of Polunin & Stainton!). Now, it appears to me it is closer to Gurcharan Sir's id, at least as per height of the plant (besides those differences keyed in by Sir) - http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/Iris/Iris_Summary.pdf Interestingly, as per FoNA and KEW Iris x germanica itself is a hybrid of I. variegata and KEW thinks the former is a low growing one with many cultivars.

Thank you

Regards

surajit koley

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