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}} ''Iris willmottiana'' is a species in the genus ''Iris'', in the subgenus ''Scorpiris''. It is a bulbous perennial. It was collected from Bokhara in Eastern Turkestan in 1899, by a plant collector on behalf of the Van Tubergen nurseries in Haarlem, the Netherlands.〔Audrey Le Lièvre 〕 It was then sent to Michael Foster who then first published and described it in the 'Gardeners Chronicle' of London' in 1901. He named it after Ellen Willmott, a renowned gardener. It is one of 60 or so plants named after her. Mr Foster chose Mrs Willmott due to her interest in irises.〔 It was later illustrated in colour in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, plate number 8340, in 1912.〔 ''Iris willmottiana'' is now an accepted name by the RHS.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/9403/Iris-willmottiana/Details )〕 It is hardy to USDA Zone 3.〔James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey (Editors) 〕 Although the plant is quite hardy, in the UK, it is better cultivated in a bulb frame.〔 or Alpine house, but has been grown outside. It prefers to grow in sandy loam, with good drainage and in full sun. Iris willmottiana, Iris willmottiana 'Alba' and Iris warleyensis (named after Miss Willmotts garden in Essex), are all easier to find in the US than in England. The plant listed as Iris willmottiana 'Alba', is now thought to be a white form of Iris bucharica.〔〔 It can produce hybrids very easy with Iris magnifica and Iris graeberiana.〔 ==Habit== ''Iris willmottiana'' is very similar in form to that of Iris caucasica. Sharing similar size, shape, leaf margin but having smaller flowers.〔 It has thickened roots.〔 It generally grows to a height of between 15–25 cm (7–9 in) tall,〔 in late spring or early summer.〔 It has about 2 - 6 flowers on a short stem. The large flowers (about 6–7 cm in diameter),〔 come in various shades of blue, from intense cobalt blue,〔 pale lavender-blue, pale purple,〔 to light purple.〔 The flowers are also blotched with white,〔 and flecked deep lavender-purple,〔 The falls have a large white area and white crest or central ridge with purple marks.〔 The standards are about 1.5 cm long.〔 It has broad leaves that are glossy lustrous green, that appear in May.〔〔〔 The leaves also have a thin white margin on the edges.〔 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 willmottiana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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