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Definition of Dwarf iris
1. Noun. Low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers.
2. Noun. Low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dwarf Iris
Literary usage of Dwarf iris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Alpine Flowers for Gardens: Rock, Wall, Marsh Plants, and Mountain Shrubs by William Robinson (1910)
"A beautiful dwarf Iris ; the early flowers are bright ultramarine, with markings
on a white ground. I. Persica (Persian Irii).—Light blue, blotched with ..."
2. Flora historica: or, The three seasons of the British parterre historically by Henry Phillips (1829)
"... it is a desirable plant for the house, as the dwarf iris, Pumila, is for the
open garden, where it endures the inclemency of our winters without injury, ..."
3. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1893)
"Crested dwarf iris. Near Cleveland, W. Krebs; Lorain Co., AA Wright (Cat.)
; Trumbull Co., RH Ingraham ; Franklin Co., WC Werner ; Logan Co., ..."
4. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1810)
"dwarf iris. Nat. of Austria. Cult. 1596, by Mr. John Gerard. Hort. ger. Fl.
April and May. ... Pale yellow dwarf iris. Nat. of Germany and France. Cult. ..."
5. Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States: Including the District by Asa Gray, Sereno Watson (1890)
"(GUESTED dwarf iris.) Leaves lanceolate (3-5' long when grown) ; those of the
spathe ovate-lanceolate, shorter than the threadlike tube of the perianth, ..."
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