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An interesting group of Iris in the Section Limniris that come from eastern Asia and Japan that are relatively rare in cultivation. Fortunately new collections have been adding plants to study. The group generally has a ridge on the falls which suggests a crest and the crested Iris tenuissima may be closely related.
The British Iris Society's A Guide to Species Irises Their Identification and Cultivation includes the following species Iris henryi, Iris koreana, Iris minutoaurea, Iris odaesanensis, Iris proantha, Iris rossii and Iris speculatrix
-- Main.RPries - 2009-11-13