''Iris'' series ''Californicae'' are a series of the genus ''
Iris'', in
''Iris'' subg. ''Limniris''. They are commonly known as ''Pacific Coast iris'' (PCI),
or Pacific Coast natives (PCN).
The series was first classified by
Diels Diels is the last name of several people:
* Rudolf Diels (1900–1957), German politician
* Otto Diels (1876–1954), German scientist noted for his work on the Diels–Alder reaction
* Ludwig Diels (1874–1945), German botanist whose standard aut ...
in ' (Edited by H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl) in 1930. It was further expanded by
Lawrence in 'Gentes Herb' (written in Dutch) in 1953.
[James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey (Editors) ]
They all possess thin wiry, rhizomes and roots. They also have narrow, long evergreen leaves.
[ Which are leathery and deep green.][
The plants have unbranched flower stems that bear 2 or 3 flowers. The plants do clump quickly and produce many stems.][ They prefer acid soils. (all except 'Iris douglasiana', which prefers alkaline soils).][ In the wild, all the species are located on soils on slopes with good drainage. They grow at the edge of woods. They do not like root disturbance, so can be difficult to cultivate for the gardener.][ They can be grown in large clay pots in the UK, to be able to protect them in the winter.][ or they could be grown from seed, to stop root disturbance.][ Most flower between mid spring to early summer.][ April to June (in the UK).][ The leaves can turn red in the autumn.][
They come from the west coast of USA, native to ]California
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, Oregon
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, and Washington
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* George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States
* Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
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. They are mostly dwarf in size and flower in early summer. They vary in colour depending on the species.[
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References
Other sources
*Evolutionary Studies in Iris Series Californicae, Carol Anne Wilson, University of California, Berkeley, 1996
External links
*
Official Society for Pacific Coast Native Iris website
Californicae
Flora of California
Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
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