Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris pseudocaucasica Grossh. |
Bibliography | Věstn. Tiflissk. Bot. Sada, Ann. 12: 11 (1916) |
Native Range | ne. Iran to e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 800-1300m |
Description | corms ca. 2cm, leaves approximate, falcate, gradually tapered to apex, margins scabrous, flowers 2-4, 3-4cm, tube of perianth 3-4cm, outer tepals oblong, rounded |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Iris caucasica f. coerulescens Grossh. Juno pseudocaucasica (Grossh.) Rodion. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |