Английская Википедия:Iris graeberiana
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Iris graeberiana is a species in the genus Iris, in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial.
Description
In late spring,[1] (or April),[2] it has between 4–6 flowers per stem and reaches a maximum height of Шаблон:Convert tall.[3]
It has pale silvery mauve flowers.[3] It also comes in blueish-lavender,[1] or blue-violet shades.[4] The flowers are Шаблон:Convert wide with a wavy,[4] white crest on each fall.[1] Which is surrounded by a pale, boldly veined zone.[4]
The white margined leaves, have glossy mid-green tops, but with greyish green bottoms, which are scattered along the stem.[1] The leaves grow to approximately Шаблон:Convert tall at flowering time, then they extend to twice this. They are between Шаблон:Convert wide.[4]
Taxonomy
It was named after Paul Graeber (a plant collector who also collected Iris hoogiana and Tulipa ostrowskiana for the Dutch Van Tubergen company).[5][6]
It was first published in Botanical Magazine Vol.167 on table 126 by Sealy in 1950.[7]
Iris graeberiana is an accepted name by the RHS,[8] and the iris is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, since 2003.[9]
Distribution and habitat
It is native to Tajikistan,[10] and Turkestan (parts of the former republic of USSR) in Central Asia.[3]
Cultivation
It is known as one of the more vigorous species,[3] therefore is easier to grow the others in the subgenus.[1] It is also hardy to USDA Zone 5–8.[11]
They are best grown in well-drained soils [12] in open, stony places or an Alpine house, but some growers recommend outside culture, if sheltered from heavy summer rains.[4] The plant attracts birds and butterflies.[13]
It can be seen growing in Le Grand Clos botanical garden in Bourgueil, France.[14]
Known hybrids
It is thought to have been bred by crossing Iris graeberiana with Iris magnifica.[11]
- Iris graeberiana 'Yellow fall',[16]
- Iris graeberiana 'Dark Form' ; a more hardy plant but with smaller darker flowers. It is similar to Iris zenaidae but with smaller flowers.[17]
References
Other sources
- S. K. Czerepanov, 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press. (note: listed as Iris graberana Sealy)
- Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: Der große Zander. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2008, Шаблон:ISBN. (Ger.)
- Brian Mathew, 1981. Iris,
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