Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris orchioides Carriére |
Bibliography | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 52: 337 (1880) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 100-2000m |
Description | corms ca. 2cm, leaves subremote, pale green, falcate, gradually tapered to apex, on margins scabrous, flowers 3-4, tube of perianth 3-6cm, often violet |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | pale yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
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 orchioides (Carriére) Vved. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |