Iris hyrcana
| Iris hyrcana | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Irideae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Hermodactyloides |
| Section: | Reticulatae |
| Species: | Iris hyrcana |
| Binomial name | |
| Iris hyrcana Woronow ex Grossh | |
Iris hyrcana (or Hyrcana iris) is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Hermodactyloides and section Reticulatae. It is a bulbous perennial.
It is named after the Hyrcanian woods where it is locally found.
It was published in 'Flora Kavkaza' by Alexander Grossheim in 1928.[1]
Iris hyrcana is now an accepted name by the RHS.[2]
It is listed in 1995 in 'Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR)' by Czerepanov, S. K.[3]
Once though to be a variant of Iris reticulata.[4] Except Iris hyrcana has spherical bulbs where as Iris reticulata bulbs are drop shaped.[5]
Its clear blue flowers with a bright yellow ridge come out in the winter time (between November and January).[4] The flowers are around 2.5–3 cm (1 inch), held less than 10 cm high on the plant.[6]
It is thought to be best grown in a bulb frame or alpine house.[4]
A specimen of Iris hyrcana won the Farrer Medal at the AGS Caerleon Show, in South Wales, shown by Bob & Rannveig Wallis.[7]
Native
Originally found in the Hyrcanian woods along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea from Azerbaijan to Iran.[5]
References
- ↑ "Iridaceae Iris hyrcana Woronow ex Grossh.". www.ipni.org (International Plant Names Index). 2005. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Iris hyrcana". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ↑ Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR), p. 281, at Google Books
- 1 2 3 "Reticulata Irises". www.pacificbulbsociety.org. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- 1 2 "Iris hyrcana". encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "(SPEC) hyrcana". wiki.irises.org (American Iris Society). Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Iris hyrcana won the Farrer Medal at the AGS Caerleon Show, shown by Bob & Rannveig Wallis". twitter.com. 15 Feb 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934–1964. Flora SSSR. [lists as I. hyrcana (Woronow)]
- Mathew, B. 1981. The Iris. 177
External links
Media related to Iris hyrcana at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Iris hyrcana at Wikispecies