| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Hesperis persica Boiss. |
| Synonyms | Hesperis alabadensis Stapf |
| Hesperis karsiana N.Busch | |
| Hesperis media Stapf | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | scabrously hirsute, leaves oblong-lanceolate, dentate or at base lyrate, raceme lax, petals 24-26mm, narrowly linear, siliques cylindrical, subglabrous, pendent, ca. 5cm long |
| Size | 25-35cm |
| Color | bright purple-violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | BRASSICACEAE
persica kurdica (F.Dvořák & Hadač) F.Dvořák, Scripta Fac. Sci, Nat. Univ. Purkyn. Brunensis, Biol., 1(10); : 239 (1972)
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