Iris wilsonii seed
LATIN NAME: IRIS WILSONII
COMMON NAME: Wilson Iris
In the wet meadows and the stream margins of the western mountains, the Wilson iris grows as a clumping, perennial herb with the fans of slender, sword-shaped, grey-green leaves and the elegant, pale-yellow or white flowers with their hanging falls, veined with brown, opening in the early summer. The young plant grows into a multi-stemmed clump, to about twelve metres. Full sun brings out its best, in deep, fertile ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Wilson iris comes up in the studies of the water irises of the western mountains, its pale-yellow falls and its clumping fans keeping it in view in the work on the wetland irises of the region and the ornamental irises of the moist garden. The research looks at the way the falls hang and vein, the seed capsules ripen and split, and the seed biology of the hard, rounded seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the pond margin and the moist border, the Wilson iris lifts the pale-yellow flowers above the grey-green fans and lights the wet garden in the early summer. The bold clump stands the cold and the damp, and the plant makes the fine waterside iris, the pond-edge perennial and the plant of the moist, sunny garden. It is a plant for the sunny, damp, rich and open place.
To grow the Wilson Iris from seed, sow the fresh seeds on moist, gritty soil after a short cool spell.
Sow the fresh seeds on moist, gritty soil after a short cool spell, and keep the young irises in the sunny, moist spot. The pale flowers open with the early summer.
LATIN NAME: Iris wilsonii
COMMON NAME: Wilsons Iris, Chinese Water Iris
Wilsons iris is a graceful and handsome iris of the Chinese watersides, and its pale, clear blooms and its tall, sword-like leaves are a lovely sight of the summer. It establishes itself as a rosette of leaves, reaching thirty to sixty centimetres. It is a species of the iris family, native to China, and it is placed in the Siberian series of the iris, while it is a handsome plant of the waterside garden.
Wilsons iris belongs to the iris family, Iridaceae, and it is a species of flowering plant native to China. It is placed in the Siberian series of the subgenus Limniris of the genus Iris, and it is a rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial, prized for its graceful, pale blooms.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
Wilsons iris has a genuine and growing place in both horticultural and botanical research. It has been studied in horticulture, since it is a graceful and handsome iris of the waterside garden, prized for its clear, pale blooms, and researchers have examined its cultivation, its moisture and its value in the garden, while the Siberian irises as a whole are valued for their graceful form and their easy growth, and the handsome blooms of the Chinese irises have drawn attention in the international gardening press as gems of the waterside. The plant has also been studied in botany, since it is a member of the iris family and a native of China, and researchers have examined its classification and its relationships within the genus, while the study of the Chinese irises and their many forms has been of continuing interest. The species has also been studied in ecology, since it is a plant of the Chinese watersides, and its growth and its role in the wetland community have been examined. For an iris of such grace, Wilsons iris has a steady and growing record of research.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, Wilsons iris is a generous plant of the waterside. Its pale blooms feed the bees and the insects, and its tall, sword-like leaves give cover to the small animals of the waters edge, while it is a graceful presence along the streams and the ponds of China.
Its economic value is real. It is a graceful and valued iris of the waterside garden, and its clear, pale blooms have drawn attention in the international gardening press as gems of the waterside, while the Chinese irises are also treasured in the collections of the iris growers. For a grower, Wilsons iris is an easy and graceful plant, and for a gardener with a moist spot it brings clear, pale blooms and sword-like leaves. The seeds need a spell of cold — keep them in damp compost in the fridge for a couple of months, then sow them in a pot of moist compost in a sunny or lightly shaded spot, and theyll sprout steadily, growing on into a graceful, waterside iris.