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Iris subg. Scorpiris

{{Short description|Subgenus of flowering plants}}

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| image = Iris persica (Sowerby).jpg

| image_caption = Iris persica (Juno persica) in The Botanical Magazine

| taxon = Iris subg. Scorpiris

| type_species = Iris persica

| type_species_authority = (L.) Tratt.

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Iris subg. Scorpiris, commonly called Juno, is a subgenus of Iris, representing the smooth-bulbed bulbous irises. For a while it was an independent genus Juno Tratt. in some classifications.Rodionenko, G.I. The genus Iris L.: (questions of morphology, biology evolution and systematics). London: British Iris Society, 1987, 222 p. {{ISBN|0-901483-30-3}}Czerepanov, S. K. Sosudistye Rasteniia SSSR. Leningrad: Nauka, 1981, 509 p. (In Russian)Cherepanov, S. K. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR). Cambridge University Press, 1995, 516 p. {{ISBN|0-521-45006-3}}

There are around 60 different species of Juno irises, making it the largest group of bulbous irises.

They generally have thick fleshy storage roots (between a few and to several) under a fleshy-like bulb. Most are native to the Middle East and Central Asia (excluding China). There is a single Mediterranean species, Iris planifolia.{{cite web|title=Juno irises A-I|date=30 March 2014

|url= http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/JunoIrises |publisher=www.pacificbulbsociety.org|access-date=13 August 2014}}British Iris Society (1997){{Google books|pL6uPLo7l2gC|A Guide to Species Irises: Their Identification and Cultivation |page=225}}

All the species are dormant in summer and then grow leaves in mid-winter or early spring.

Many of the bulbs produce scented flowers. Most bulbs are not frost hardy and are best grown in a bulb frame or alpine house.{{cite book |last1=Cassidy |first1=G.E.| last2=Linnegar |first2=S.|date=1987 |edition=Revised |title= Growing Irises|location=Bromley |publisher=Christopher Helm |pages=145–146 |isbn=0-88192-089-4 }}

It consists of a single section, Scorpiris.

Section ''Scorpiris''

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Hybrids

Several Scorpiris have been crossed by breeders to produce various hybrids.{{cite book |last=Stebbings |first=Geoff |year=1997|title=The Gardener's Guide to Growing Irises |url=https://archive.org/details/gardenersguideto00steb|url-access=registration |location=Newton Abbot |publisher=David and Charles |page=[https://archive.org/details/gardenersguideto00steb/page/75 75] |isbn=0715305395 }}

Including;

  • Iris Sindpers (I. aucheri X I. persica)

Between March and April, it has scented, bright sky-blue flowers with ruffled falls, with deeper blue edges. The deep yellow signals are covered with broken, purple lines. The standards are turquoise in colour. The broad style arms are long enough to cover half the falls. It grows to a height of 8 cm (3 in).{{cite book | first= Claire | last=Austin | title= Irises: A Gardener's Encyclopedia | publisher= Timber Press, Incorporated | isbn = 978-0881927306 | year = 2005 | ol = OL8176432M | page=}}

  • Iris Sindpur (I. aucheri X I. galatica)
  • Iris Warlsind (I. warleyensis X I. aucheri)

Iris 'Warlsind' was created by a Dutch nurseryman called Thomas M. Hoog. It has standards that are pearl streaked with milk-blue. It also has bright yellow lozenges tipped with chocolate brown on its falls. It grows to a height of between 24 and 35 cm (10-14"). It is hardy in the US.{{cite web|title=Pacific Rim Native Plant Nursery|date=12 May 2008|url=http://www.hillkeep.ca/bulbs%20iris.htm|publisher=www.hillkeep.ca|access-date=13 August 2014}}

References

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External links

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  • [http://www.plantarium.ru/page/view/item/41505.html Juno at plantarium.ru]
  • [http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/Iris/Iris_Summary.pdf List of most iris species]

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Category:Iris (plant)

Category:Plant subgenera