The
flowers of iris plants are large and bright. They range in
color from white to yellow, blue, red, yellow, pink and purple.
There are even some blooms that are nearly black. The flowers
generally have six petals. Three of these are upright, called
standards, and the other three are drooping, called falls.
The falls of bearded iris plant have ‘beards,’
which are fuzzy bands down the center of the petal. Many blooms
of iris plants are frilly, and some are relatively flat.
The foliage
of iris plants is long and slender. The sword-like leaves
reach up and have long, parallel veins running their length.
The stems are tall and slender, and many are very sturdy to
hold up the often heavy flowers. The color of the foliage
ranges from light to dark green, and some varieties even have
a bluish tint to them. The foliage of iris plants will often
turn yellow in the fall.
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