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Narcissus Iris

Iris narcissiflora

Iris narcissiflora is a small rhizomatous perennial iris from China, grown as an ornamental in temperate gardens, with one yellow flower per stem in April to May. Give it well-drained soil in sun or partial shade and allow time to establish.

Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then moderately; avoid waterlogged soil.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile garden soil.
Temperature
Hardy to about -20 °C (RHS H7).
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Rhizome and leaves are poisonous; ingestion can cause stomach pain and vomiting, and handling may cause skin irritation or allergy.
Native range
China (Sichuan)
Climate
temperate

About

Iris narcissiflora is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Iris and in the section Pseudoregelia. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from China. It has pale green, thin, sword-shaped leaves, medium-long slender stem and 1 yellow flower. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

How to grow it

It is hardy, to RHS Zone H7. Meaning colder than −20 °C (or < -4 °F).

It prefers to grow in well-drained soils, in sun or partial shade.

Safety

Like many other irises, most parts of the plant are poisonous (rhizome and leaves), and if mistakenly ingested can cause stomach pains and vomiting. Also, handling the plant may cause skin irritation or an allergic reaction.

Other Iris plants

Iris acutiloba subsp. lineolata · Iris acutiloba · Iris adriatica · Iris afghanica · Iris alberti · Iris albomarginata · Iris alexeenkoi · Single Bract Iris · Iris antilibanotica · Stool iris · Iris arenaria · Iris assadiana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Iris narcissiflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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