Iris cristata

Iris cristata
Dwarf Crested Iris
A diminutive plant just six inches tall, this woodland beauty blooms in April on shady hillsides from Maryland south to Georgia and west to Louisiana.

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Iridaceae / Iris Dwarf Crested Iris (Iris cristata)
Dwarf Crested Iris is also known as Crested Iris. ...

Iris Cristata
Iris Cristata - warf-crested Iris) is a charming dwarf Flag, flowering in spring and also in autumn, delicate blue and richly marked.

Iris cristata
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Crested Iris (Iris cristata), a low growing native species.
Joey Williamson©2007 HGIC, Clemson Extension
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Alba Crested iris ( Iris cristata )
Alba Dwarf Flowering Almond ( Prunus glandulosa )
Alba Eastern Redbud ( Cercis canadensis ) ...

Eco Bluebird Crested Iris [English]: Iris cristata 'Eco Bluebird'
Eco-improved Alum Root Heuchera [English]: Heuchera 'Eco-Improved'
Eco-magnifolia Alum Root Heuchera [English]: Heuchera 'Eco-Magnifolia' ...

Iris cristata (Dwarf Crested Iris)
Iris danfordiae
Iris ensata (Japanese Water Iris, Russian Iris)
Iris foetidissima (Gladwin Iris, Stinking Iris)
Iris germanica (Bearded Iris)
Iris hollandica (Dutch Iris)
Iris laevigata (Rabbitear Iris) ...

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Crested Iris
Latin: Iris cristata
This morning as I sat on my deck - cup of coffee in hand - surveying my fading crop of azalea blooms, I was struck by the elusive nature of gardens. Here today, gone tomorrow.

Pulmonaria are an excellent bold-textured woodland perennial that contrasts well with other early season plants such as hellebores, ophiopogons, ferns, Iris cristata, ...

Blue water iris (Iris versicolor)
Iris (Iris species)
Orris root, bearded iris, Juno iris, crested iris (Iris florentina, Iris variegata, Iris germanica, Iris kaempferi, Iris ensata, Iris cristata)
Yellow water iris (Iris pseudoacorus) ...

Bearded Iris (Iris x germanica 'White')
Bearded Iris (Iris x germanica 'Pink')
Bearded Iris (Iris 'Going My Way')
Bearded Iris (Iris cristata 'Alba')
Bearded Iris (Iris x germanica 'Blue')
Bearded Iris (Iris x germanica) ...

It also can infect Iris cristata, I. tectorum, I. missouriensis and I. tenax. Not surprisingly, this bacterial disease is easily confused with fungal leaf spot disease. Both occur most of all during foggy and rainy weather.

See also: Iris, Crested Iris, May, Violet, Flag