Origin: Central Asia, especially in the mountains south of Samarkand. Iris magnifica has many forms. One of them is this white selection. Up to six pure white flowers emerge from the leaf axils, with a yellow-orange nectar guide on the lips. Awarded an Award of Merit by the Royal Hortical Society in 1963.
BELONGS TO THE FAMILY IRIDACEAE
Iris means rainbow, a fitting name for this genus in which we truly find all the colors of the rainbow, as well as combinations thereof. This genus consists of as many as 200 species, which occur exclusively in the Northern Hemisphere. Thousands of cultivars have emerged from these.
The underground parts consist of bulbs or (often thickened) rootstocks, known as rhizomes. The flower of an iris consists of two (main) parts: the upright part is referred to as the standard, or petal, and the downward (hanging) part as the lip or beard.
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