''Iris juncea'' (commonly called the rush iris) is a
smooth-bulbed bulbous iris species. The name is derived from 'juncea' from the
Greek word meaning 'rush-like'.
It was first described by
Jean Louis Marie Poiret in 1871. It was then illustrated in
Curtis's Botanical Magazine in 1898.
[Richard Lynch ]
Its flowers are light yellow and fragrant. Normally 2 per stem in summer.
[ It flowers between June and July.][
It grows to a height of between 1 and 2 feet.
The 3mm wide leaves appear in the autumn and then fade before flowering.][James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey (Editors) ]
The bulb is reddish-brown in colour.[
It can be found in (]Algeria
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) in North Africa,Spain
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and Sicily
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Other varieties known include;][
* ''iris juncea var. merimieri'' (Lynch) Sulphur yellow flowers
* ''iris juncea var. numidica'' (Anon) lemon-yellow flowers (from Africa)][
* ''iris juncea var. pallida'' (Lynch) large soft yellow flowers
]
References
External links
juncea
Garden plants
Flora of Spain
Flora of Europe
Flora of Africa
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