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''Iris glaucescens'' is a species in the genus ''Iris'', it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Asia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China. It has blue-grey sickle-shaped leaves, slender stem, and spring flowers in blue-violet, pale violet, lilac-purple, to deep purple, to light bluish, and almost white shades.It is rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. It was merged with another similar iris in the region, and became a synonym of ''Iris scariosa'', before being divided into two separate species again. Although some sources still call it a synonym of ''Iris scariosa''. ==Description== It has a thick rhizome, which is up to 3 cm thick and nodular. It has the fibrous remains of last seasons leaves, on top of the rhizome. It has falcate (sickle-shaped),〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://flower-iris.ru/en/knigi-pro-iridariy/zaglyanut-v-knigu/66/ )〕 blue-grey,〔 or grey.〔 It has a slender stem, that can grow up to between tall.〔〔 It is similar in height to ''Iris scariosa'',〔 and exceeds the height of the leaves.〔 The stem has (scarious) membranous, spathes (leaves of the flower bud), that are long with long keels.〔 The stems hold 2 terminal (top of stem) flowers,〔 blooming between mid to late spring,〔 between April and May.〔〔Moskovskoe Obščestvo Ispytatelej Prirody 〕 It flowers for an average of 12 days.〔 The flowers are in diameter,〔 come in shades of blue-violet,〔〔 pale violet,〔 lilac-purple,〔 to deep purple,〔 to light bluish, and almost white tones.〔 Like other irises, it has 2 pairs of petals, 3 large sepals (outer petals), known as the 'falls' and 3 inner, smaller petals (or tepals), known as the 'standards'. It also has white beards on the falls.〔 After the iris has flowered, in midsummer,〔 it produces an fusiform (spindle shaped) seed capsule.〔 Inside the capsule, are wrinkled, dark brown,〔 and globular seeds. They are 4-5.5mm long and 2-3mm wide.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Iris glaucescens」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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