Talk:Iris (plant)

Picture
another example of iris. -- Kowloonese


 * Added to the article. --Menchi 00:26, 22 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Unknown species of Iris
If anyone knows what species of Iris these are, please let me know on my talk page. Image:Buberel unknown flower 2.jpg and Image:Buberel unknown flower 5.jpg. Thanks,   – Quadell (talk) (help)   18:33, Dec 2, 2004 (UTC)

What about new hybrids? 207.200.116.199 04:34, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Wild Iris
User:Ndaisley uploaded, a picture taken in Oxford, England. If it has relevance you may wish to use it here also. Alf melmac 20:09, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

Iris Latifolia /English Iris name confusion
I've added a link and a stub entry for Irish latifolia, which appears to be the same as I. xiphiodes, I. anglica, and also known as English Iris. It would be good to have cleared up this confusion. Does anybody know the truth on this matter? Jens Nielsen 20:15, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

Iris sibirica
Just started a page for it... anyone know which category it's supposed to fit into? SB Johnny 18:34, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

Found on Commons - a better lead image?
- Leonard G. 21:39, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

Sea Patrol
There is a link on the disambiguation page Sea Patrol which reads: I was hoping to point this to an article on the specific variety, if one exists, to avoid the need for external links on a disambiguation page. I've scanned the list and I can't find an obvious link which would suit, which is why I'm posting here, calling on someone more knowledgeable to assist! -- Chuq (talk) 08:52, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * A variety of iris (plant): taxonomy,  image

Cleanup, please
There's a horrible section of text in the last paragraph of the description section. It reads,
 * The shape of the flower and the position of the pollen-receiving and stigmatic surfaces on the outer petals form a landing-stage for a flying insect, which in probing the perianth for nectar, will first come in contact of perianth, three with the stigmatic stamens in one whorl surface which is borne and an ovary formed of three carpels. The shelf-like transverse projection on the inner whorl under side of the stamens, which is beneath the over-arching style arm below the stigma, so that the insect comes in contact with its pollen-covered surface only after passing the stigma, while in backing out of the flower it will come in contact only with the non-receptive lower face of the stigma.

Does anyone understand what it's trying to say, who can clean it up? I don't really follow it, there is much run-on, and some of it just plain grammatically incorrect. Thanks. -Freekee 16:25, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

How many years does a plant live?
If irises are perennial (i.e. they come back each year after they seem to die in the winter), how many years will a single plant last before it eventually dies? Badagnani 23:08, 12 October 2007 (UTC)


 * You'll have to find a source which states how long that is. Notice the article says the plants grow from rhizomes, so one plant can spread and create many clones.  Maybe you also have to consider the boundaries of the meanings of "plant" or "live".  (SEWilco 02:39, 13 October 2007 (UTC))

Corm
The article says some irises reproduce from bulbs. By bulb does it mean "corm"? Flower growers call corms and tubers bulbs, but boatanists distinguish the three.  Randall Bart    Talk   01:22, 14 December 2007 (UTC)tennessee floer

Will a bearded iris flower more than once?
Once a bearded iris has flowered, will removing the flower ensure it flowers again? Please advise what I should do once the flower looks as though it may have died. Thanks! Bernie —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.254.163.126 (talk) 16:44, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
 * It not flower again until next year, unless more flower buds are around. Removing the flower only keep it looking 'neat'.DavidAnstiss (talk) 11:43, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

Fleur de lis
Am I mistaken, or is the Fleur de Lis a lily, not an iris? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.31.61.21 (talk) 17:35, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * It can mean both iris (normally the wild flag iris) and lily depending on the family using the crest. DavidAnstiss (talk) 11:47, 23 August 2014 (UTC)

Requested move

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: not moved. Favonian (talk) 16:21, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

Iris (plant) → Iris – Appears to be the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Google Books results turn up a mixture of results on the plants and works of fiction that used the proper name Iris in the title or were by prolific authors named Iris, thus polluting the results. The given name isn't the primary topic, though, since it's been viewed just over 1300 times in December 2012. Iris (plant) has been viewed over 20,000 times in December 2012. Iris (anatomy) has been viewed almost 36,000 times but I don't think a case could be made that it could be the primary topic given it didn't show up on the Books search results in the first few pages. I expect most readers of Wikipedia searching for "Iris" to be looking for information on the genus of plants, not the color, the given name, bands, albums, or part of the eye. Rkitko (talk) 15:49, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Oppose. There is no reason to discount page views for the anatomical iris. The rather mixed Google Books results does not indicate very strong evidence of the plant as primary topic. older ≠ wiser 16:37, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Oppose – the term is too ambiguous to be making a primary topic claim on it. Dicklyon (talk) 19:20, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Strong oppose it is part of the animal eye structure. clearly not the plant. Irises are frequently found in iris-identification schemes, the function of the iris, irising, is also used in technological devices for aperture changes. Eye color is iris color, and frequently dealt with in identification certificates. -- 70.24.248.246 (talk) 21:28, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment this is an improperly formatted multimove request. Someone should fix it. -- 70.24.248.246 (talk) 21:29, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Too ambiguous, and not enough evidence of primary usage for the plant. The anatomical iris is certainly the primary meaning to a large percentage of the population. Good Ol’factory (talk) 01:14, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't think I have ever opposed Rkitko before, but I agree that for many people the iris of the eye is what they mean. I would be equally opposed to moving iris (anatomy) to iris.--Curtis Clark (talk) 03:09, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Oppose if anything you should be the primary topic its part of the eye.  Hot Stop     (Talk)   03:24, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Oppose as above, if anything you should be the primary topic its part of the eye. In ictu oculi (talk) 04:01, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment there is a related Category Rename, see this CFD -- 70.24.248.246 (talk) 07:15, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Oppose. The "primary page" should remain a disambiguation page. Axl  ¤  [Talk]  22:18, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Oppose I knew very little about the plant, I would regard both the part of the eye and the female name as more important meanings. Obviously, if this move is made, the current page should be moved to "Iris (disambiguation)". If anything, I would regard the part of the eye as the most important meaning, but I think this is really a case of no primary topic. PatGallacher (talk) 01:55, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Identification error
The species illustrated in the taxobox is not the purple bearded iris Iris germanica as stated but more probably a cultivar of Iris versicolor. A clue is in the total absence of the beard which characterizes the bearded irises. Plantsurfer (talk) 12:02, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
 * On second thoughts it looks a dead ringer for Iris sibirica. Identification is hard to do from photographs :( Plantsurfer (talk) 10:17, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

How to grow iris
How far down should a bulb be planted? How far apart should they be spaced? How many years does one bulb live? How many clone bulbs would it produce in that amount of time? How much shade can they take? None of this is in the section on cultivating iris, where one would expect it to be. Similar questions could be asked about the rhyzome irises. 98.14.15.215 (talk) 18:29, 24 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia is not a horticultural manual or instruction book. See more at WP:NOTHOWTO.  Plant surfer  18:32, 24 November 2016 (UTC)

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Orphaned references in Iris (plant)
I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Iris (plant)'s orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "signa": From Iris wilsonii:  From Iris hoogiana:  From Iris aphylla:  From Iris fulva:  From Iris marsica:  From Iris spuria subsp. demetrii:  From Iris danfordiae: </li> <li>From Iris humilis: </li> <li>From Iris lactea: </li> <li>From Iris rosenbachiana: </li> <li>From Iris relicta: </li> <li>From Iris antilibanotica: </li> <li>From Iris ludwigii: </li> <li>From Iris milesii: </li> <li>From Iris subbiflora: </li> <li>From Iris mesopotamica: </li> <li>From Iris bloudowii: </li> <li>From Iris speculatrix: </li> <li>From Iris tenuis: </li> <li>From Iris kashmiriana: </li> <li>From Iris attica: </li> <li>From Iris maackii: </li> <li>From Iris revoluta: </li> <li>From Iris brandzae: </li> <li>From Iris spuria subsp. musulmanica: </li> <li>From Iris confusa: </li> <li>From Iris spuria subsp. maritima: </li> <li>From Iris giganticaerulea: </li> <li>From Iris hookeriana: </li> <li>From Iris sambucina: </li> <li>From Iris clarkei: </li> <li>From Iris perrieri: </li> <li>From Iris cedreti: </li> <li>From Iris delavayi: </li> <li>From Iris bismarckiana: </li> <li>From Iris spuria subsp. carthaliniae: </li> <li>From Iris hermona: </li> <li>From Iris sintenisii: </li> <li>From Iris assadiana: </li> <li>From Iris songarica: </li> <li>From Iris nelsonii: </li> <li>From Iris bicapitata: </li> <li>From Iris timofejewii: </li> <li>From Iris wattii: </li> <li>From Iris afghanica: </li> <li>From Iris vicaria: </li> <li>From Iris setosa: </li> <li>From Iris setina: </li> <li>From Iris haynei: </li> <li>From Iris graeberiana: </li> <li>From Iris koreana: </li> <li>From Iris suaveolens: </li> <li>From Iris ventricosa: </li> <li>From Iris tridentata: </li> <li>From Iris bulleyana: </li> <li>From Iris orientalis: </li> <li>From Iris japonica: </li> <li>From Iris imbricata: </li> <li>From Iris crocea: </li> <li>From Iris gatesii: </li> <li>From Iris korolkowii: </li> <li>From Iris pseudopallida: </li> <li>From Iris sanguinea: </li> <li>From Iris taochia: </li> <li>From Iris kolpakowskiana: </li> <li>From Iris grant-duffii: </li> <li>From Iris mandshurica: </li> <li>From Iris adriatica: </li> <li>From Iris longipetala: </li> <li>From Iris zenaidae: </li> <li>From Iris graminea: </li> <li>From Iris lineata: </li> <li>From Iris croatica: </li> <li>From Iris pallida subsp. cengialti: </li> <li>From Iris goniocarpa: </li> <li>From Iris cypriana: </li> <li>From Iris damascena: </li> <li>From Iris ruthenica: </li> <li>From Iris bostrensis: </li> <li>From Iris barnumiae: </li> <li>From Iris stolonifera: </li> <li>From Iris alexeenkoi: </li> <li>From Iris camillae: </li> <li>From Iris anguifuga: </li> <li>From Iris junonia: </li> <li>From Iris furcata: </li> <li>From Iris odaesanensis: </li> <li>From Iris typhifolia: </li> <li>From Iris serotina: </li> <li>From Iris henryi: </li> <li>From Iris dolichosiphon: </li> <li>From Iris schachtii: </li> <li>From Iris bungei: </li> <li>From Iris purpureobractea: </li> <li>From Iris tubergeniana: </li> <li>From Iris lacustris: </li> <li>From Iris sibirica: </li> <li>From Iris curvifolia: </li> <li>From Iris hexagona: </li> <li>From Iris glaucescens: </li> <li>From Iris darwasica: </li> <li>From Iris sikkimensis: </li> <li>From Iris atrofusca: </li> <li>From Iris grossheimii: </li> <li>From Iris brevicaulis: </li> <li>From Iris scariosa: </li> <li>From Iris spuria: </li> <li>From Iris tigridia: </li> <li>From Iris bucharica: </li> <li>From Iris maracandica: </li> <li>From Iris auranitica: </li> <li>From Iris xanthospuria: </li> <li>From Iris iberica subsp. elegantissima: </li> <li>From Iris forrestii: </li> <li>From Iris halophila: </li> <li>From Iris orchioides: </li> <li>From Iris acutiloba: </li> <li>From Iris ivanovae: </li> <li>From Iris heylandiana: </li> <li>From Iris uniflora: </li> </ul>

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 22:52, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

Iris Paradoxa
Could we have a page on the Iris Paradoxa, please? Also, I wonder if some thought could be given to whether ancient Greeks called hyacinths things other than what we call hyacinths, e.g. the Iris Paradoxa? Vince Calegon (talk) 23:01, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

Iris flower
Please tell uses of iris flower 122.177.107.223 (talk) 06:05, 24 September 2022 (UTC)