Iris brandzae
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Irideae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Limniris |
| Series: | Spuriae |
| Species: | Iris brandzae |
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Iris brandzae Zapal |
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Iris brandzae is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Limniris and in Series Spuriae. It is a rhizomatous perennial plant, originally from Romania with violet and white flowers. It was once thought to be a subspecies of Iris sintenisii, but now classified as a separate species. It is also called Iris Brandzy or Prodan Iris in Russia. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.
Iris brandzae is similar in form to Iris sintenisii, but with several differences, including leaf form, flower shape and spathe form.
It has an (un-described) rhizome. which can forms small clumps of plants.
It has grass-like leaves that are very narrow, erect, greenish blue, rough or scabrid (to the touch), and not evergreen. They can grow up to between 30–35 cm (12–14 in) long, and 1.5-3.5 mm wide. The leaves also have 2-5 prominent veins.
Unlike Iris sintenisii, it has stems that are generally taller than the leaves, which can grow up to between 20–45 cm (8–18 in) tall. The stems have strongly inflated, green spathes, (leaves of the flower bud), which also have prominent veining.
It has flowers that are similar in form to other dwarf spurias. and they have 2 terminal (top of stem) scented flowers, that begin blooming in the spring, between April and May. They come in shades of blue-violet, deep-blue, or blue-purple.
It has 2 pairs of petals, 3 large sepals (outer petals), known as the 'falls' and 3 inner, smaller petals (or tepals, known as the 'standards'. Compared to Iris sintenisii, they have narrow mid tepals (the claws) which are narrow.
After the iris has flowered, it produces a terracotta coloured seed capsule, in the fall (autumn).
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