Neomarica caerulea (Ker Gawl.) Sprague

Walking Iris

Leaves to 95 cm long. Stem 1.2-2 m long, erect. Flowers 5-7 cm wide Outer perianth segments deep blue, blunt, with brown and white banded claws; summer. Inner segments erect, blue and white banded, with wavy edges.

Brazil.

Source: Cooke, D. (2005). Iridaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Lilianae
order      Asparagales
family       Iridaceae
genus        Neomarica Sprague