Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris bucharica Foster |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 31: 385 (1902) |
Native Range | Central Asia to ne. Afghanistan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | corms ca. 2cm, leaves pale green, on stem remote, falcate, gradually tapered to apex, scabrously ciliate, flowers 3-5, tube of perianth 3-5cm, green-yellow |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow-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 | Juno bucharica (Foster) Vved. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |