What Is a Purple Iris?
According to Claire Austin in "Irises: A Gardener's Encyclopedia," irises come in a breathtaking array of colors. Purple irises come in hues from blue-violet to almost black. Purple irises range in form from bearded irises to Japanese irises. Does this Spark an idea?
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Parts of Bearded Purple Irises
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Purple bearded irises have six petals. Three petals, called standards, stand up, and three others, called falls, point down. According to "Irises: A Gardener's Encyclopedia," purple bearded irises get their name from the line of thick hairs that emerge from the throat of the flower. The beard on a purple iris looks like a fuzzy caterpillar crawling down the falls.
Purple Bearded Irises
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Purple bearded irises include: Rippling River, Romantic Evening with dark purple falls and violet standards, and Purple Pepper.
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Almost Black Purple Bearded Irises
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Dusky Challenger, Hello Darkness and Fade to Black varieties are very dark purple irises that look almost black.
Parts of Purple Japanese Irises
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Purple Japanese irises have shorter standards and flattened falls.
Purple Japanese Irises
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Magic Ruby, Purple Parasol and Foreign Intrigue are some of the purple Japanese irises.
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