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Gerarde 1596; |
Lamarck's, Encycl. 3: 294. 1789; |
"Bearded Irises Tried at Wisley", Journal of The Royal Horticultural Society 138.; H.C., R.H.S. 1903; A 145.; |
Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, t. 645-692, vol. 18: t. 685 (1803) [S.T. Edwards]![]() |
See Redouté Les Liliacées. 7: tab. 366. 1812 picture. |
Prince 1823; |
The Gardeners' Chronicle 15 June 1878; at Park. 1878; |
J.R.H.S. 15: 3. Oct. 1889; |
The Gardeners' Chronicle September 1883; |
Köhler, F.E., Medizinal Pflanzen, vol. 2: t. 922 (1890): picture |
The Gardeners' Chronicle 14 July 1894; |
Macoun; |
Dykes, The Genus Iris 167. 1913, Description. Rootstock , a stout rhizome. Leaves , 12-24 in. by 1½ in., of a very glaucous grey-green, ensiform. Stem , 2-3 ft. high, bearing several short lateral branches, each set in a sheathing scarious bract, except in the case of the lowest. Here the bract-like leaf is green and sometimes 6 in. long (cf. Fig. 22). Spathe valves , short, entirely scarious, even before the buds open, silvery-white, 2-3 flowered. Pedicel , very short. Ovary , short, with six grooves at equal intervals. Tube , about ½ in., equal in length to the ovary. Falls . Obovate, with a wedge-shaped haft, of a pale mauve purple colour, except on the haft, which bears veins of a deeper brown purple colour on a paler ground. The thick beard is in front white tipped with yellow and behind of a deeper orange colour. Standards . Obovate with a short channelled haft, of a slightly paler shade of mauve purple than the falls ; the haft is slightly veined with brown purple. Styles , broad, keeled, pale at the edges and more deeply coloured along the centre. Crests , small, triangular. Stigma , broad, entire. Filaments , pale mauve, much longer than the anthers. Anthers , small, cream. Pollen , cream. Capsule , oblong, trigonal; a form of I. pallida from Monte Brione near Riva' has a short, broad, six-ribbed capsule, but I believe that this plant is a hybrid of I. pallida and I. Cengialtii. Seeds , dark red brown, compressed, angular, irregularly cubical. Observations.If this Iris is really, as appears to be the case, a native of the valleys of southern Tirol, it is at least curious that there is no definite trace of it in botanical literature before 1789. It is possible that the Iris latifolia major I llyrica of the Hortus Eystettensis, Plant. Vern. Ordo vm, Fol. 1v, No. 3, and of C. Bauhin's Pinax, p. 31, which was described as being "coloris dilute coerulei pallescentis" and as having a somewhat stouter rhizome than I. florentina, may be identified as I. pallida and in that case it is difficult to see why Linnaeus omitted it from his list of Iris species.No one who had ever seen /. pallida develop its inflorescence could fail to separate it from I, germanica, for it is distinguished at once by its silvery-white scarious spathes, even when the plant is only in bud, by the very short tube, by the very glaucous leaves, which do not grow to any extent during the winter as do those of I. germanica, and by the broad spreading character of the falls of the flowers. The stem attains a height of about three feet and bears a more complicated inflorescence than that of I. germanica (cf. Fig. 22, p. 167, and Fig. 21, p. 163). It is not entirely erect, for the internodes tend to zigzag slightly. The bracts, which sheathe the bases of the lateral branches, are all as scarious as the spathes except that which clothes the lowest branch, which remains green.The finest form of I. pallida is that which is known in gardens as dalmatica', though its native locality has never apparently been exactly determined. The foliage of this is broader than that of the type, being often 2 in. wide or even wider, and very glaucous. The stem is rather shorter than that of the type but is thicker, and the flowers, which are supported on shorter lateral stems, are of a lilac shade of purple and have considerable substance. The tendency of the falls to spread rather than to droop is very marked, I. pallida is separated by another character from I. germanica, namely, by its compressed angular seeds, a feature which also distinguishes it from I. Cengialti; in the latter the seeds are globose or pyriform and of a greyish colour, instead of irregularly cubical and red brown.I, plicata, which is to all intents a pallida except in colour (cf. I. Swertii', which stands in the same relation to I, Cengialti), is probably either an approximately albino form or a hybrid of I. pallida in which some factor or combination of factors succeeds in suppressing the purple colour except for the veins on the edges of the standards and falls. Plants of this type, of which " Mme Chereau" is perhaps the best known example, are common in gardens and the amount and exact shade of the veining vary considerably.Another form of I. pallida has the foliage variegated with broad bands of yellow, a feature which to most observers will probably appear more striking than beautiful.Several forms of I. pallida have been described as growing wild in Sicily, but their behaviour in winter hardly suggests that they are natives of a country with so genial a winter climate that the undoubtedly native I. pseudopumila can grow rapidly with the advent of the autumn rains and retain its foliage throughout the winter. It is, of course, possible that the forms in question were originally introduced from Northern Italy and that they have become naturalised in Sicily in the course of ages, and moreover they appear for the most part to be of hybrid origin. |
Berry 1938; Per. 1938; |
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20170519_121901Iris_pallida_Aurea_Variegata_(2)01.jpg | manage | 839 K | 23 May 2017 - 18:42 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Holly Johnson-Taken at 05/19/17 at MN Landscape Arboretum |
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20170519_121923_(2)Iris_pallida_Aurea_Variegata.jpg | manage | 531 K | 21 May 2017 - 15:56 | HollyJohnson2017-04-01 | Iris pallida - 'Aurea Variegata' Dalmatian Iris - Photo by Holly Johnson taken on May 19, 2017 after rain during previous days at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Zone 4b |
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Dalmatica_edited.jpg | manage | 54 K | 29 Apr 2010 - 21:09 | BobPries | Pries photo April 29 2010 |
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IRISPALLIDADALMATICA01.jpg | manage | 39 K | 15 Aug 2014 - 18:57 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Augusto Bianco-biancoiride-Gabiano-Italy |
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I_PALLIDA_EI.jpg | manage | 95 K | 08 Jul 2016 - 12:07 | Main.ruiris | from the book 'The Iris' (G. Rodionenko et al., 1981) |
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Illyrica2_edited_edited-2.jpg | manage | 65 K | 29 Apr 2010 - 21:15 | BobPries | Pries photo |
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IllyricaSic1.jpg | manage | 50 K | 29 Apr 2010 - 21:10 | BobPries | Pries photo April 29, 2010 Roxboro, NC |
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Image (25).jpg | manage | 187 K | 12 May 2025 - 18:40 | AmberHlywa | Pallida |
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IpalladiaDalmatica01.jpg | manage | 25 K | 06 Oct 2014 - 02:23 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Chapman Iris |
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IpallidaDalmatica02.JPG | manage | 54 K | 25 Nov 2014 - 14:02 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Bluebird Haven Iris Garden |
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IrisPallida_by_JanLauritzen.jpg | manage | 72 K | 01 Sep 2011 - 17:00 | Main.janlauritzen | Taken at Government House, Victoria, BC at AIS 2011 Convention |
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IrisPallida_by_JanLauritzen_2.jpg | manage | 64 K | 01 Sep 2011 - 17:01 | Main.janlauritzen | Taken at Government House, Victoria, BC at AIS 2011 Convention |
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IrisPallida_by_JanLauritzen_3.jpg | manage | 75 K | 01 Sep 2011 - 17:01 | Main.janlauritzen | Taken at Government House, Victoria, BC at AIS 2011 Convention |
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Iris_pallida_1sb_.jpg | manage | 43 K | 04 Jul 2010 - 04:49 | Main.rivdel | Iris pallida Southern France. Photo Stephanie Boot |
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Iris_pallida_2sb_.jpg | manage | 37 K | 04 Jul 2010 - 04:54 | Main.rivdel | Iris pallida in Nursery Reggole Italy. Photo Stephanie Boot |
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IrispallidavarigataAnitaMoran01.jpg | manage | 43 K | 11 Oct 2014 - 17:21 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Anita Moran |
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PALLIDA_VARIEGATA01.jpg | manage | 251 K | 07 Dec 2015 - 15:25 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Schwertlilienoase Klaus Burkhardt-Germany |
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Pallida08.JPG | manage | 63 K | 10 Aug 2015 - 19:31 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Iris Paradise |
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PallidaVariegata02.jpg | manage | 65 K | 04 Nov 2014 - 21:40 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Ogden Station Daylilies |
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Pallida_in_Kohler.jpg | manage | 132 K | 14 Jul 2016 - 16:20 | BobPries | Courtesy of The Biodiversity Heritage Library |
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Pallida_redoute_366cropped.jpg | manage | 136 K | 27 Sep 2013 - 17:05 | BobPries | Biodiversity heritage Library Redoute |
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dalmatica01.jpg | manage | 47 K | 21 Aug 2014 - 15:19 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Iris City Gardens |
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ipallida01.jpg | manage | 22 K | 12 Sep 2014 - 23:12 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Seagate Irises-United Kingdom |
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ipallidapinkform01.jpg | manage | 24 K | 11 Sep 2014 - 16:19 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Seagate Irises-United Kingdom |
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iris pallida.JPG | manage | 260 K | 22 Jan 2023 - 14:56 | EliseAMANN | |
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irispallidavariegata01.jpg | manage | 105 K | 17 Jun 2015 - 00:56 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Alla Chernoguz-Ukraine |
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pallida01.jpg | manage | 17 K | 13 Aug 2014 - 02:01 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Iris Gal Iris Garden |
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pallida02.JPG | manage | 52 K | 28 Nov 2014 - 20:24 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
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pallida03.JPG | manage | 68 K | 28 Nov 2014 - 20:26 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
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pallida04.jpg | manage | 123 K | 10 May 2015 - 13:01 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Burgard Iris Farm |
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pallida05.jpg | manage | 92 K | 10 May 2015 - 13:03 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Burgard Iris Farm |
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pallida06.jpg | manage | 135 K | 01 Jul 2015 - 01:18 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
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pallida07.jpg | manage | 138 K | 01 Jul 2015 - 01:20 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
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pallida08.JPG | manage | 88 K | 30 Sep 2015 - 01:49 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Pat Canter |
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pallida1.JPG | manage | 39 K | 10 Feb 2012 - 17:41 | Main.htb | ©2006 Laurie Frazer |
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pallida12.jpg | manage | 45 K | 24 Jan 2014 - 14:45 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Iris of Sissinghurst,UK |
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pallida13.jpg | manage | 61 K | 03 Mar 2014 - 21:23 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm |
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pallida14.jpg | manage | 134 K | 03 Mar 2014 - 21:25 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm |
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pallida2.JPG | manage | 1 MB | 04 Jul 2016 - 01:51 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
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pallida3.JPG | manage | 149 K | 04 Aug 2018 - 02:46 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Nancy McDonald-The Pickle Barrel Collection. |
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pallida_alba.jpg | manage | 38 K | 29 Sep 2010 - 18:16 | BobPries | May not be correct seeds |
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pallidavariegata01.JPG | manage | 105 K | 25 Oct 2014 - 12:34 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen,London, Ont. Canada Zone5. |
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pallidavariegata02.jpg | manage | 124 K | 22 Sep 2014 - 19:05 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Schreiner's Iris Gardens |
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pallidavariegata03.JPG | manage | 138 K | 16 Nov 2015 - 21:24 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Svetlana Yakovchuk-Ukraine |
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pallidawhite01.jpg | manage | 50 K | 22 Dec 2014 - 22:05 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Exline Iris Garden |
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palllida09.jpg | manage | 90 K | 29 Feb 2016 - 21:24 | TerryLaurin | Photo by Kelways-United Kingdom |