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bearded iris

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bearded iris
n.
Any of various irises characterized by a conspicuous region of hairs or hairlike structures on the lower parts of the three outer drooping perianth segments.
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Noun1.bearded irisbearded iris - any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals)
genus Iris - large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes
fleur-de-lis, iris, sword lily, flag - plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
Florentine iris, Iris florentina, Iris germanica florentina, orris - German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome
Iris germanica, German iris - a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe
German iris, Iris kochii - iris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers; similar to but smaller than Iris germanica
Dalmatian iris, Iris pallida - European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers


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I have seen a blue garden that featured plumbago, lobelia, delphinium, Johnson's blue geranium, forget-me-not, caryopteris, blue bearded iris, veronica, giant hyssop (Agastache), Australian bluebell creeper (Sollya heterophylla) and ceanothus.
CULTIVATING A CRUSH ON AN ORANGE GARDEN by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
``Daffodils will come back year after year, unlike tulips and hyacinths, which need a winter chill and need to be replanted each fall,'' says Joan McGuire, one of the Arboretum's curators, who adds that bearded iris can also be planted now, or dug up and divided and replanted for best growth.
LAYING THE GROUNDWORK by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Valuable information on familiar plants such as the bearded iris (Iris germanica) is given.
GARDENING NEW BOOK VALUABLE TO SERIOUS HORTICULTURISTS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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