Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris bloudowii Ledeb. |
Bibliography | Icon. Pl.. Fl. Ross. 2: 5 (1830) |
Native Range | s. Siberia to Central Asia and Mongolia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves greyish green, ensiform, slightly curvate, 8-12cm, shortly acuminate, spathes 2-3, reddish, oblong-lanceolate, 2-flowered, obtuse, flowers 5-6cm, tube of perianth 1-2cm |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division in late summer |
Synonyms | Iris flavissima var. bloudowii (Ledeb.) Baker Iris flavissima var. umbrosa Bunge |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, CTA Chita, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia) 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |