Definition of Iris kochii

1. Noun. Iris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers; similar to but smaller than Iris germanica.

Exact synonyms: German Iris
Generic synonyms: Bearded Iris

Lexicographical Neighbors of Iris Kochii

Iridill
Iridoprocne
Iridoprocne bicolor
Irigarayan
Iriomote cat
Iriomote cats
Iris
Iris Murdoch
Iris cristata
Iris filifolia
Iris florentina
Iris foetidissima
Iris germanica
Iris germanica florentina
Iris kaempferi
Iris kochii
Iris pallida
Iris persica
Iris pseudacorus
Iris tingitana
Iris verna
Iris versicolor
Iris virginica
Iris xiphioides
Iris xiphium
Irish
IrishE
Irish English
Irish Free State
Irish Gaelic

Literary usage of Iris kochii

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"The first rains usually start a few of the dwarf and tall bearded iris into a premature flowering, this being so regular in the case of the iris kochii that ..."

2. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1902)
"Buds of iris kochii grafted on 7. Florentina produced unaltered plants of 1. Kochii, and buds of I. Florentina grafted on 7. Kochii developed simply plants ..."

3. Alpines and Bog-plants by Reginald John Farrer (1908)
"And close to this may well stand a robust, beautiful cousin of germanica, Iris Kochii of the same ilk, with abundant big flowers of a dense rich violet. ..."

4. List of Published Names of Plants Introduced to Cultivation: 1876 to 1896 by Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1900)
"Styles purple with paler margins, crests obtusely triangular. reflexed, serrated and darker purple on the edge. Garwhal, India. IriS Kochii. (Ver.Zool. ..."

5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"The first rains usually start a few of the dwarf and tall bearded iris into a premature flowering, this being so regular in the case of the iris kochii that ..."

6. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1902)
"Buds of iris kochii grafted on 7. Florentina produced unaltered plants of 1. Kochii, and buds of I. Florentina grafted on 7. Kochii developed simply plants ..."

7. Alpines and Bog-plants by Reginald John Farrer (1908)
"And close to this may well stand a robust, beautiful cousin of germanica, Iris Kochii of the same ilk, with abundant big flowers of a dense rich violet. ..."

8. List of Published Names of Plants Introduced to Cultivation: 1876 to 1896 by Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1900)
"Styles purple with paler margins, crests obtusely triangular. reflexed, serrated and darker purple on the edge. Garwhal, India. IriS Kochii. (Ver.Zool. ..."

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