Iris giganticaerulea

Iris giganticaerulea
Wild blue iris blooming in swamp at Barataria Preserve, Louisiana
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Iris
Subgenus:	Iris subg. Limniris
Section:	Iris sect. Limniris
Series:	Iris ser. Hexagonae
Species:	I. giganticaerulea
Binomial name
Iris giganticaerulea Small
Synonyms[1]
Iris aurilinea Alexander Iris citricristata Small Iris elephantina Small Iris fluviatilis Small Iris hexagona var. giganticaerulea (Small) R.C.Foster Iris miraculosa Small Iris venulosa Alexander Iris wherryana Small Limniris giganticaerulea (Small) Rodion.

Iris giganticaerulea, the giant blue iris, is a species of iris, in the subgenus Limniris, in the series Hexagonae. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from northern America. It has long bright green leaves, very tall stems and one or two musky fragrant flowers in a range of blue shades (pale, bright, dark, lavender and violet) or rarely white.