Iris magnifica is a bulbous flowering plant in the genusIris, in the subgenus Scorpiris. It is native to the mountains of Central Asia, including the Zarafshan Range in Uzbekistan.[1] It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions – growing to 60 centimetres (24 in) (less in poor soils), and producing pale lilac and white flowers in spring.[2][3]
It has a known hybrid, Iris magnifica 'Agalik' (Vved), which flowers between April and May, in lavender-blue to white shades of colour. It also has an orange-tangerine crest. It will reach a height of 40–60 cm (16–24 in) and is fairly hardy in the US.[1]
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^ ab"IRIS FLEUR-DE-LYS Iridaceae (Iris family)". www.hillkeep.ca. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
^RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN978-1405332965.
^Iris magnifica - Alpine Garden Society - Plant Encyclopaedia
^"Iris magnifica". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
^"AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 54. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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