Description
Introduced in 1876 by Mrs Danford. The plant has very narrow blue-grey leaves. The golden yellow flowers with green specks on the lip appear in February. Origin: Turkey (Taurus Mountains). Light scent. The umbel of Iris danfordiae has the odd habit to fall apart in many small beads after flowering. This can be prevented by planting it deeper and a generous amount of fertilizer.
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.
