Iris sibirica
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{{Taxobox
| name = ''Iris sibirica''
| image = Eriskirch-IrisSibirica1-Asio.JPG
| image_width = 200px
| image_caption = ''Iris sibirica'' Cultivar
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
| familia = [[Iridaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Iris (plant)|Iris]]''
| subgenus = ''[[Limniris]]''
| species = '''''I. sibirica'''''
| binomial = ''Iris sibirica''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
'''''Iris sibirica''''', the '''Siberian Iris''', is a [[flowering plant]] in the genus ''[[Iris (plant)|Iris]]'', native to eastern and central [[Europe]] and northern [[Asia]].
It is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]] growing to 50-120 cm tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] are glaucous green, narrow and fairly rigid, blade-shaped, 40-80 cm long and 2-4 cm broad. The [[flower]]s are typical of an iris, borne in late spring or early summer on unbranched or sparsely-branched stems held above the leaves, each flower 4-7 cm diameter, mid- to purple-blue, often with a paler whitish or yellowish centre.
===Cultivation and uses===
''Iris sibirica'' is widely grown in [[garden]]s in temperate regions around the world. It is the parent plant of many [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrids]], used because of its attractive foliage and ability to flourish in a wide range of climates; the hybrids vary widely in flower colour.
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'''''Iris sibirica'' [[Cultivar]]s'''
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Image:Siberian Iris Iris siberica Unopened Flower 2000px.jpg|An unopened flower
Image:Siberian Iris Iris sibirica Flower 2500px.jpg|Flower
Image:Siberian Iris Iris sibirica Flower Closeup 2520px.jpg|Flower closeup
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==References==
*[http://rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Iris&SPECIES_XREF=sibirica&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= Flora Europaea: ''Iris sibirica'']
*[http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Iris+sibirica Plants for a Future: ''Iris sibirica'']
*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?20398 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Iris sibirica'']
==External links==
{{Commons|Iris sibirica}}
[[Category:Iris]]
[[de:Sibirische Schwertlilie]]
[[lt:Sibirinis vilkdalgis]]
[[pl:Kosaciec syberyjski]]