Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris hartwegii Baker |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., n.s., 6: 323 (1876) |
Native Range | California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | basal leaves deciduous, pale green, stem leaves few, patent, vaginate, spathes alternate, linear, unequal, acute, 1-flowered, tube of perianth infundibuliform |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | white-yellow, blue |
Bloom | summer |
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 hartwegii ssp. australis (Parish) L.W.Lenz Iris hartwegii var. australis Parish Iris hartwegii ssp. columbiana L.W.Lenz Iris hartwegii ssp. pinetorum (Eastw.) L.W.Lenz Iris pinetorum Eastw. Iris tenax var. australis (Parish) R.C.Foster Limniris australis (Parish) M.B.Crespo & al. Limniris columbiana (L.W.Lenz) M.B.Crespo & al. Limniris hartwegii (Baker) Rodion. Limniris pinetorum (Eastw.) M.B.Crespo & al. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |