Iris orientalis is pronounced as 'EYE-ris (Iris) or-ee-en-TAY-liss (Orientalis).

It has several common names including; yellow band iris (in America), oriental iris, Turkish Iris in the UK, eastern iris, and russian beauty iris.

It is also known as gullbandsiris in Sweden.

It was first published and described by Philip Miller in The Gardeners Dictionary, ed.8.
no9.
on the 16 April 1768.

In 1788, Curtis's Botanical Magazine, table 61, described Iris orientalis using the name Iris ochroleuca.
This was the start of the confusion between the 2 irises.
Because Iris ochroleuce was published later (by Linnaeus in 1771), it is deemed unacceptable under the International Rules of Nomenclature.
Later, Iris ochroleuca was classified as a synonym of Iris orientalis.

An illustration of Iris orientalis was in Botanical Mag.61 in 1793.

It has been mistakenly thought to be a Japanese Iris, due to the name 'orientalis'.

The Latin specific epithet orientalis refers to 'eastern' but sometimes is also translated as 'from the Orient'.

It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service on 4 April 2003.

Iris orientalis is an accepted name by the RHS.
Iris orientalis is pronounced as 'EYE-ris (Iris) or-ee-en-TAY-liss (Orientalis).
It has several common names including; yellow band iris (in America), oriental iris, Turkish Iris in the UK, eastern iris, and russian beauty iris.
It is also known as gullbandsiris in Sweden.
It was first published and described by Philip Miller in The Gardeners Dictionary, ed.8. no9. on the 16 April 1768.
In 1788, Curtis's Botanical Magazine, table 61, described Iris orientalis using the name Iris ochroleuca. This was the start of the confusion between the 2 irises. Because Iris ochroleuce was published later (by Linnaeus in 1771), it is deemed unacceptable under the International Rules of Nomenclature. Later, Iris ochroleuca was classified as a synonym of Iris orientalis.
An illustration of Iris orientalis was in Botanical Mag.61 in 1793.
It has been mistakenly thought to be a Japanese Iris, due to the name 'orientalis'.
The Latin specific epithet orientalis refers to 'eastern' but sometimes is also translated as 'from the Orient'.
It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service on 4 April 2003.
Iris orientalis is an accepted name by the RHS.
Iris orientalis