| Family | IRIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Iris ventricosa Pall. |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | leaves grey-green, linear, 20-50cm, on base brown vaginate, spathes 3, yellow-green, ovate, 6-8cm, ventricose, 2-flowered, long acuminate, flowers 6-7cm |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pale violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Chita ) Russian Far East (Primorye ) China (Inner Mongolia , Manchuria , China North-Central , Qinghai , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | IRIDACEAE
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