Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris bucharica Foster |
Synonyms | Juno bucharica (Foster) Vved. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | montane |
Description | corms ca. 2cm, leaves pale green, on stem remote, falcate, gradually tapered to apex, scabrously ciliate, flowers 3-5, tube of perianth 3-5cm, green-yellow |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow-white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division of resting tubers |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | IRIDACEAE
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