Iris latifolia 3731721 215986774 2008-05-30T15:49:14Z DumZiBoT 6085301 Bot: Converting bare references, see [[User:DumZiBoT/refLinks|FAQ]] {{Taxobox | name = English Iris | image = Iris_latifolia.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = ''Iris latifolia'', the Pyrenees | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[monocotyledon|Liliopsida]] | ordo = [[Asparagales]] | familia = [[Iridaceae]] | genus = ''[[Iris (plant)|Iris]]'' | species = '''''I. latifolia''''' | binomial = ''Iris latifolia'' | binomial_authority = Mill. }} The '''English Iris''', ''Iris latifolia'', also known as ''I. xiphiodes'' and ''I. anglica'', is a common and attractive [[Iris(plant)|iris]] of the [[Pyrenees]] and Northwestern Spain. It is widely cultivated for its beautiful flowers. The English Iris grows to a height of 50 cm<ref>[http://www.bulbsociety.org/GALLERY_OF_THE_WORLDS_BULBS/GRAPHICS/Iris/Iris_latifolia/Iris_latifolia.html Iris latifolia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The plant flowers in June or July, producing two or three deep blue flowers with yellow marks in the center of the lower petals. Flowers are six-petaled and 12-13 centimeters in diameter. Leaves are stiff and sword-shaped, approximately 60 cm long, and dark green to teal in color. Leaves begin growth in early spring, before the snow has entirely melted. The English Iris is a [[bulb]]ous iris, as opposed to a [[rhizome|rhizomatous]] iris. The bulb has a thin, dark brown skin and grows 10- 15 cm deep in the ground. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Iris]] [[Category:Flowers]] {{Iridaceae-stub}} [[fr:Iris des Pyrénées]]