1753, Iris in Species Plantarum by Carolus Linneaus
Species Plantarum, Triandra, page 38, 1753
Included were the following Irises:
Iris Susiana: Iris germanica: Iris aphylla: Iris variegata: Iris biflora: Iris pumila: Iris pseudacorus: Iris foetidissima: Iris sibirica: Iris versicolor: Iris graminea: Iris virginica: Iris spuria: Iris verna: Iris tuberosa: Iris xiphium: Iris persica: and Iris sysyrinchium Now Moraea
For more information on historic Irises visit the Historic Iris Preservation Society at
-- BobPries - 2014-12-12