Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris kopetdaghensis (Vved.) B.Mathew & Wendelbo |
Bibliography | Fl. Iranica 112: 61 (1975) |
Native Range | Turkmenistan to Afghanistan and ne. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | corms ca. 15mm, leaves ensiform, closely approximate, gradually tapered to apex, margins scabrous, flowers 2-6, tube of perianth 4-5cm, outer tepals green striate, elliptic |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | green-white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 |
Synonyms | Juno kopetdaghensis Vved. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) |