Iris cf. chrysographes SDR5951

Iridaceae

Iris chrysographes black form

Iris chrysographes dark form

This is a distinctive iris having long, narrow leaves and usually dark flowers, with a golden yellow pattern on the falls.

Iris cf. chrysographes SDR5951 is likely to be the same as collection SDR5935, although it came from an area a good few miles away. Both sets of plants are rather shorter than most Iris chrysographes, but probably have the deep purple flowers with the yellow pattern characteristic of that species.
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		Iris chrysographes black-flowered represents plants vegetatively propagated from a plant with extremely dark flowers, effectively black.
		Iris chrysographes dark-flowered are plants rasied from seed taken from the black-flowered form. They always have very dark flowers, and often are just as dark as the parent, but sometimes they are very deep purple. They always have the characteristic yellow 'writing' on the falls.
		Iris chrysographes 'Kew Black' is particularly good form with very, very dark purple, almost black, flowers on upright stems. It will grow best in full sun but with plenty of humus in the soil to conserve moisture.
		Iris cf. chrysographes SDR5935 are rather shorter than most Iris chrysographes, but may turn out to be that species. Clumps of narrow leaves, and probably deep purple flowers with the characteristic yellow pattern.