Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris cuniculiformis Noltie & K.Y.Guan |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3100-4000m |
Description | leaves dully green, linear, 13-30cm, apex slightly curvate, shortly acute, spathes 2, basally purple, 3-5cm, 1-flowered, flowers 6-7cm, tube of perianth 1-2cm, thick |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | IRIDACEAE
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