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Iris speculatrix
Also called Small Flower Iris
Hong Kong Iris (Iris speculatrix) is a small, beardless rhizomatous perennial iris from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, grown for its violet to light blue flowers. It does best in full sun or light shade with well-drained, slightly acidic soil and is rare in cultivation outside Asia.
Iris speculatrix is a beardless iris in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Limniris and in the series Chinenses of the genus. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, from
Asia, found in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It has dark green, evergreen leaves, long slender stem and flowers in various blue shades, from violet, lilac, lavender, to light blue.
Iris speculatrix is hardy to H5 (H5 means hardy down to 0 to −5° ,). It is hardy to USDA Zone 6, but it may prefer Zones 7 – 9. Other places it may need the protection of a heated greenhouse. It is considered 'tender' (needing protection) in the UK.
It likes well drained soils with a PH level of between 5.0 and 6.0. It may tolerate sandy loam soils.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Iris speculatrix 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.
