■ (SPEC) Iris attica Boiss. & Held.

1859, Botanical authors Boissier & Heldreich

Iris attica Boiss. et Held. (Edmond Boissier and Theodor von Heldreich, 1859, Greece); Section Iris . DB; Height 2-4" (5-10 cm). Very early bloom season. Color Class S4L; Flowers variable yellows, purples, and bicolor.

See below:

• * References
• * Synonyms
• * Chromosome counts
• * Variations
• * Hybrids
• * Distribution and Cultivation

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References

Boiss. et Held. in Boiss. Diagr. pl. Or. ser. 2, 4: 91. 1859;
Offered by Messrs. Backhouse, 1862?
2016 Saxifraga-Rutger Barendse, Eugen Schaub & Jeroen Willemson photos from FreeNatureImages.eu.
Gartenflora 11: tab. 377. 1862,
The Gardeners' Chronicle 674. 1865;
Barr 1930; Bun. 1938; Per. 1938;
Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 381-450. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.

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Synonyms

atica; Pumila Attica; Iris attica Boiss. & Heldr.

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Chromosome counts

2n=16-Simonet, 2n=16-Randolph 1954; 2n=16 Randolph & Mitra, 1959.

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Variations

Iris attica cultivars: 'Attica', 'Attica Parnes', 'Dr. Crenshaw', 'Herrick', 'Sounion'.

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Hybrids

Iris attica crosses: 'Cap Sounion', 'Chancelot', 'Goldenes Fuellhorn', 'Goldhaube', 'Mama Mia', 'Nibelungehort'.

¼ Iris attica crosses: 'Gabi'

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Distribution and Cultivation

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