English Iris - English Iris

Japanese: イングリッシュ・アイリス - いんぐりっしゅあいりす
English Iris - English Iris

...The flowers are white, yellow, blue, and purple, and there are about 25 varieties, including Wedgwood (pale blue). The Spanish iris, native to southern France, the Iberian Peninsula, and North Africa, and the English iris, I. xiphioides Ehrh., native to the Pyrenees, each have several varieties with unique flower colors, but their cultivation has declined due to the spread of the Dutch iris. There are also various types of small bulb irises, including I. reticulata Bieb., native to Asia Minor, the Caucasus, and Iran, which is about 10 cm tall and produces purple or blue flowers about 4 cm in diameter in February and March. There are about 10 varieties.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "English Iris" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…花色は白色,黄色,青色,紫色で,ウェジウッド(淡青)など約25品種ある。フランス南部,イベリア半島,北アフリカ原産のスパニッシュ・アイリスやピレネー山脈原産のイングリッシュ・アイリスI.xiphioides Ehrh.(英名English iris)は,それぞれ他種の混じらないいくつかの花色の品種があったが,ダッチ・アイリスの普及で栽培が衰えた。また小型の球根アイリスも各種あるが,そのうち小アジア,カフカスやイラン原産のイリス・レティクラタI.reticulata Bieb.は高さ10cmくらいで2~3月に直径4cmくらいの紫色や青色の花をつけ,約10品種ある。…

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