Iris xiphium 4530233 193442530 2008-02-23T06:23:34Z EncycloPetey 474828 stub sorting {{Taxobox | name = Spanish Iris | image = Iris-xiphium.JPG | image_width = 240px | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | diviso = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Liliopsida]] | ordo = [[Asparagales]] | familia = [[Iridaceae]] | genus = ''[[Iris (plant)|Iris]]'' | subgenus = ''Xiphium'' | species = '''''I. xiphium''''' | binomial = ''Iris xiphium'' | binomial_authority = [[L.]] }} '''''Iris xiphium''''', commonly known as the '''Spanish Iris''', is an [[iris (plant)|iris]] native to [[Spain]]. It is bulbous and bears handsome blue and yellow flowers, though they are not so large as those of ''[[Iris xiphiodes|I. xiphiodes]]''. This species is also known as the '''Small Bulbous rooted Iris''' and many hybrids are known as '''Dutch Iris'''. The Spanish iris is favoured by florists for its striking colour combinations. [[Category:Flowers]] [[Category:Iris]] {{Iridaceae-stub}} [[de:Spanische Schwertlilie]]