Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris linifolia (Regel) O.Fedtsch. |
Bibliography | Izv. Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 159 (1905) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 2200-2700m |
Description | corms ca. 1cm, stems thin, leaves remote, subfalcate, gradually tapered, margins smooth or scabrous, flowers 1-2, tube of perianth ca. 4cm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
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 ssp. linifolia Regel Juno linifolia (Regel) Vved. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |