Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris chrysophylla Howell |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | basal leaves pale green, linear, acute, stem leaves 1-3, imbricate, spathes lanceolate, 5-10cm, 2-flowered, acute, flowers 5-7cm, tube of perianth linear, narrow |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pale yellow, white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
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 |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Oregon ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | IRIDACEAE
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