| Family | BRASSICACEAE |
| Genus species | Hesperis persica Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 17: 64 (1842) |
| Native Range | w. & n. Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | scabrously hirsute, leaves oblong-lanceolate, dentate or at base lyrate, raceme lax, petals 24-26mm, narrowly linear, siliques cylindrical, subglabrous, pendent, ca. 5cm long |
| Size | 25-35cm |
| Color | bright purple-violet |
| Bloom | spring |
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| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Hesperis alabadensis Stapf Hesperis karsiana N.Busch Hesperis media Stapf |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |