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''Iris hellenica'' is a species in the genus ''Iris'', it is also in the subgenus of Iris. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Saitas Mountain, in the Peloponnese Region of Greece. It has grey-green, sickle-shaped leaves, a tall slender stem, 2-3 white, lavender-blue, lilac or purple flowers and orange/purple beards. It was thought once to be a hybrid species of ''Iris germanica'' which also grows in the same area, before being separated into 2 species. It has only recently been published and is rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. ==Description== It has a swollen, fleshy rhizome, that is up to 2.5 cm in diameter. The rhizomes, like others creep along the surface of the ground.〔 It has 5-9 basal leaves (growing from the rhizome), that are ensiform (sword-shaped) or falcate (sickle-shaped), grey-green and glabrous (hairless).〔 The leaves can grow up to between long and between 0.5 and 2.5 cm wide.〔 It has a slender grey-green, stem or peduncle, that can grow up to between tall.〔 The stem has elliptic or ovate, (scarious) membranous, spathes (leaves of the flower bud). They are green with a purple, but can be stramineous (straw-like) when dry.〔 It has slender branches (or pedicels), that appear from the midpoint upwards to the terminal end. The branches are long.〔 The stems (and the branches) hold between 2 to 3 flowers, in spring between May to June.〔 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'. The falls are obovate or spathulate (spoon-like), long and wide. They are generally, white to pale lavender blue, veined with dark purple at the base (of the petal). In the centre of the petal, is a 'beard', a band of orange-yellow hairs in lower half and dark violet-purple in upper half. The erect, standards are obovate or elliptical, long and wide. They are bluish purple to lilac, with darker veining.〔 It has white filaments, that are 17–20 mm long, creamy white anthers, that are 14-16 long and 2-2.5 mm wide and white pollen.〔 It has whitish to pale lilac purple Stigma (botany)#Style branches, that are long and 1–2 cm wide.〔 After the iris has flowered, between June and July, it produces an ellipsoid seed capsule, that is long and 2-2.5 cm wide. Inside, are reddish brown seeds, that are pyriform (pear-shaped) or sub-globose, with a rugose (wrinkled) coating. They are 5–6 mm long and 4-5mm 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 hellenica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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