Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris collettii Hook.f. |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 129: t. 7889 (1903) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya and Indo-China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1700-3700m |
Description | leaves greyish green, linear or ensiform, 10-25cm, floral stems 0-8cm, spathes 3, green, lanceolate, 2-5cm, 2-4-flowered, flowers 2-5cm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division of tubers in late summer |
Synonyms | Iris duclouxii H.Lév. Iris nepalensis f. depauperata Collet & Hemsl. Iris nepalensis var. letha Foster Junopsis collettii (Hook.f.) M.B.Crespo & al. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar, THA Thailand, VIE Vietnam) |