| Author: | Georgi Ivanovich Rodionenko, 1961
|
| Family: |
IRIDACEAE |
| Origin: |
Iran,
Iraq, North Caucasus,
Georgia,
Transcaucasus, Turkey |
| Soil: |
Rich |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
6
Centimetres |
| Height: |
20
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Blueish-Violet |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Bulbs |
| Names:
|
Iris |
| Synonyms: |
Iris reticulata,
M. Bieb.
Iridodictyum hyrcanum, M.B.Crespo, Mart.-Azorín &
Mavrodiev.
Iridodictyum reticulatum, Rodion.
Iris hyrcana, Woronow ex Grossh.
Iris reticulata var. bakeriana, Reuthe.
Iris reticulata var. humilis, Foster.
Iris reticulata var. krelagei, Regel.
Iris reticulata var. purpurea, Foster.
Neubeckia reticulata, Alef.
Xiphion krelagi, Klatt.
Xiphion reticulatum, Klatt. |
This member of the Iridaceae
was given this name by
Georgi Ivanovich Rodionenko in 1961. It from Asia Minor, growing in
a rich soil to
grit with some water and some sun. The bulb will grow to six centimetres in diameter, the plant reaches for 20
centimetres. The large flower are
blue-violet with a yellow stripe and spots. It can be reproduced both by
bulbs and seeds. The genera
name after the goddess of the rainbow: Iris, due to the many colours
of the flowers in the genera. The species name means 'with a grit on
the surface'. |
