What type of plant is an iris?

Iris is the generic name of a flowering herb.

It is widely cultivated for its attractive flowers.



They come in different colours.



It is a monocotyledonous plant closer to lilies.



The family name is Irridiaceae.



They are cultivated either with the help of their tubers ( Tuberous Irises) or rhizomes ( Rhizomatous Irises.)



It can be put in the category of ' most beautiful flowers' .



They have nothing to do with orchids except for the fact that both are monocotyledonous species, and both have bilaterally symmetrical flowers.

What type of plant is an iris?
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Reply:In general you call an iris a bulb type of plant.
Reply:It's a perennial flower that typically has purple or yellow flowers, and comes up in the spring.
Reply:the iris is part of the eye
Reply:IRIS

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Reply:I am not sure of the technicalities, but I know that they grow from "tubers" or rhizomes and are perennials---but beware if you handle them, as they secrete a fluid which causes extreme dermatitis to some people! (Imagine poison ivy rash X 5!)
Reply:It's a flower.
Reply:Anthophyta

angiosperm

monocot

bulb, perennial
Reply:In the Regnum Plantae - Iris L. (Magnoliophyta : Iridaceae)
Reply:It's a nice purple flower.
Reply:Iris has hundreds of species and cultivars in all colors of the rainbow. It vary from tiny woodland groundcovers, to dramatic flowers for the sunny border, to species that thrive in swampy soil. and some iris do well in every garden.

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