| Family | IRIDACEAE |
| Genus species | Iris scariosa Willd. ex Link |
| Synonyms | Iris astrachanica Rodion |
| Iris biflora Falk | |
| Iris elongata Fisch. ex Baker | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | leaves grey-green, falcate, 10-18cm, floral stems leafless, spathes 3, broadly lanceolate, membranous, 2-flowered, flowers 5-6cm, tube of perianth ca. 15mm |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus ) China (Xinjiang) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | IRIDACEAE
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