Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris magnifica Vved. |
Bibliography | Fl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 4: 571 (1935) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | corms ca. 3cm, leaves remote, internodes distinct, leaves pale green, nitid, falcate, on margins scabrous, flowers 3-7, tube of perianth 4-5cm, greenish violet |
Size | 25-35cm |
Color | 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 | Iris caucasica var. major Maxim. Juno magnifica (Vved.) Vved. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |