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iris

Plant

  • Herbaceous perennial

Leaf

  • 4-18" long
  • Narrow, sword-shaped
  • Upright from underground rhizomes or bulbs

Flower

  • Large, showy blooms
  • 3 colored sepals (falls) and 3 colored upright petals (standards)
  • Color, size vary by species and cultivar

Rhizome

  • Many propagated by rhizomes (underground horizontal stems)