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Fionnuala Hart Gerrity
Fine Art and Craft
Iris
Family: Iriadaceae
Genus: Iris
Species: Iris sibirica
The Iris genus of the Iridaceae family includes over 300 species. The distinctive shape of an Iris flower is formed by three drooping sepals, known as ‘falls’, that provide a signal and landing place for pollinating insects, and three upright petals called ‘standards’. Siberian irises have grass-like leaves and flowers in a range of blues. They grow from rhizomes.
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