Iris pseudacorus

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Iris pseudacorus

Plant (HPS Number P00277)

Notes:
Date donated: 30th Sep 2008
Donor: Helen Cullens

RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): 9334 - accepted name
  • Date added to the website: 23rd Mar 2023
  • Date updated on the website: 18th Dec 2024
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Articles and Publications linked to this species

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Iris pseudacorus linked to 9 articles
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On a Chalk Hillside July 2023 – Developing our garden
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On a Chalk Hillside January 2019
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On a Chalk Hillside July 2018
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Last Month in My Garden, December 2017

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Colour matters by Judy Harry
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 46 No 1 Spring 2025

Illustrations arranged by colour in both Colour in the Garden (1939) and the RHS Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers © Judy Harry
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HPS Member Ann-Marie Powell wins an RHS Award for designing the Octavia Hill Garden
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On a Chalk Hillside July 2023 – Developing our garden
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Book reviews by Rosemary FitzGerald
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 46 No 2 Autumn 2025

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Book Reviews by Ro Fitzgerald
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 47 No 1 Spring 2026

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HPS News for October 2024
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On a Chalk Hillside July 2023 – Developing our garden
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On a Chalk Hillside – May 2023, Catching up with Seasonal gardening jobs

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