Iris germanica (Bearded iris)
Creator
Date
c. 1890
Identifier
Historical Brendel Plant Models, Botany Department, University of Otago
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Abstract
Bearded iris (Iris germanica), a native of Europe, was first recorded in New Zealand (according to George Malcolm Thomson) by Thomas Kirk in 1869. In New Zealand it flowers in November and there are many different cultivars of the species ranging in colour from jet black to bright purple to golden yellow.
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Citation
Robert Brendel, “Iris germanica (Bearded iris),” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed April 20, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/8677.