Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris leptorrhiza (Vved.) Vved. |
Bibliography | Fl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 4: 576 (1935) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | corms ca. 1cm, stems undistinct, leaves 3-4, approximate, ensiform, on margins scabrous, flowers solitary, 4cm, perianth tube ca. 4cm, outer tepals obovate, emarginate |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Juno leptorrhiza Vved. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan) |