Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris bloudowii Ledeb. |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves greyish green, ensiform, slightly curvate, 8-12cm, shortly acuminate, spathes 2-3, reddish, oblong-lanceolate, 2-flowered, obtuse, flowers 5-6cm, tube of perianth 1-2cm |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Chita , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan , Kirgizistan ) China (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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