Family | IRIDACEAE |
Genus species | Iris albomarginata R.C.Foster |
Bibliography | Contr. Gray Herb. 114: 42 (1936) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-2200m |
Description | corms 2-3cm, leaves on stem approximate, falcate, ca. 10cm long, abruptly tapered to apex, margins broad, smooth, flowers 2-5, tube of perianth ca. 4cm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | sky-blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division of resting tubers |
Synonyms | Iris coerulea B.Fedtsch. Iris fedtschenkoi F.O.Khass. & Rakhimova Juno albomarginata (R.C.Foster) Vved. ex M.B.Crespo & al. Juno coerulea Poljakov |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, UZB Uzbekistan) |