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Hungarian iris

Iris variegata

Hungarian iris
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0

Hungarian iris is a hardy rhizomatous perennial from eastern Europe, grown for its yellowish-white flowers with purple veining in early summer. Plant rhizomes on the soil surface in well-drained, fertile ground, and divide them after flowering.

Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade
Water
Water regularly during active growth and keep the soil from drying out, then ease off once the leaves die back in autumn.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil.
Temperature
Very hardy; tolerates cold winters and dormant in winter.
How easy
Easy
Native range
C. & SE. Europe to Ukraine
Climate
temperate

About

Iris variegata, commonly known as the Hungarian iris, is a plant species in the genus Iris, also in the subgenus Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial from eastern Europe. It has dark green, ribbed leaves. The branched flowering stems can be as tall as the leaves, they can hold 2–3 flowers in summer. They are yellowish-white, with brown-purple veins on the drooping falls. It is very hardy and it is commonly cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. There are several cultivars.

How to grow it

It is extremely hardy, as after flowering, its leaves die entirely away in the autumn and the plants remain dormant, until the spring when it regrows leaves and stems. It is best cultivated in well-drained fertile soils, but is tolerant of partial shade.

It can be easily grown in gardens in Kashmir.

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 variegata 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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