Iris hoogiana

Iris hoogiana
Seen in Jardin des Plantes in Paris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Iris
Section: Iris sect. Regelia
Species:
I. hoogiana
Binomial name
Iris hoogiana
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Iris splendens O.Fedtsch.

Iris hoogiana is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Iris and in the section Regelia. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the grassy mountainsides of Turkestan. It has long green leaves, which are slightly purple at the base, and a long slender flowering stem. The flowers are blue, ranging from sky-blue to lavender blue and blue purple. It has orange or yellow beards. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

  1. ^ "Iris hoogiana Dykes is an accepted name". theplantlist.org (The Plant List). 23 March 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ^ Komarov, V.L. (1935). "Akademiya Nauk SSSR (FLORA of the U.S.S.R.) Vol. IV". Retrieved 9 October 2014.