Iris sibirica 5275869 195482283 2008-03-03T04:08:52Z Ytrottier 287953 Fixing [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links|links to disambiguation pages]] using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{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. <gallery> Image:Iris sibirica 060603.jpg Image:IrisSiberica-plant-hr.jpg Image:Iris_sibirica_rw.jpg Image:Kosaciec syberyjski Iris sibirica kwiaty.jpg Image:Iris sibirica0.jpg Image:Iris sibirica 180605.jpg </gallery> '''''Iris sibirica'' [[Cultivar]]s''' <gallery> 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 </gallery> ==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]]