Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris latistyla Y.T.Zhao |
Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 18: 61 (1980) |
Native Range | Tibet |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 3100-4000m |
Description | roots carnose, leaves grey-green, narrowly linear, floral stems sometimes ramose, spathes 3, green, narrowly lanceolate, 2-flowered, acuminate, flowers 4-5cm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | late spring, 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 latistyla f. albiflora Jian Luo Junopsis latistyla (Y.T.Zhao) M.B.Crespo & al. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |