Widow Iris (Iris tuberosa) in the Irises Database - Garden.org

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Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification:	Species

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Life cycle:	Perennial
Flowers:	Showy

Common names

Widow Iris
Snake's Head Iris
Iris
Black Iris

Botanical names

Accepted: Iris tuberosa
Synonym: Hermodactylus tuberosus

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Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, UK.
Date: 2023-04-04

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Date: 2024-01-30

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Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Date: 2012-02-10
WIDOW IRIIS

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Location: My Garden of Good and Evil
Date: 2023-03-11

Uploaded by ASalafaDeri

Date: c. 1856
illustration from 'Flore des serres et des jardins', 1856

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Location: My Garden of Good and Evil
Date: 2023-03-05

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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Uploaded by Joy

Date: c. 1816
illustration by P. Bessa from 'Herbier Général de l'Amateur', 1

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Date: c. 1869
illustration from 'English Botany', vol. 9, 1869

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