2. BOTANICAL NAME  I RIS XIPHIUM

3. PRONUNCIATION  EYE - ris ZI - fee - um

4. COMMON NAME  Dutch Iris

7. FAMILY  Iridaceae

8. Life Cycle  Evergreen Perennial

9. Growth Habit  Groundcover/Bulb  Cut flower  Height 15”  Width 4” - 6”

10. ARRANGEMENT  Alternate

11. LEAF  Linear  Length 12” - 18”  Width 1/2 round

12. MARGIN  Entire

13. VEINS  Parallel

14. COMPOSITION  Simple

18. FLOWER  Spike  Spring (April)  Many colors (white, blue, yellow)

19. FRUIT

20. EXPOSURE  Sun

21. GROWTH  Rapid

22. USE  Border  Cut Flower

23. DESCRIPTION  Produced from a bulb that is 1” wide with a point on top but round

25. DESCRIPTION  Stem has leaves only on two sides - plant appears to be flat sided  Has an obvious stem

26. CULTURAL PRACTICES  Hardy bulb  Fertilize with steamed bone meal

27. ZONES  5 - 8

28. NATIVE OF:  Spain