East Siberian Iris
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The Iris sanguinea ( Iris sanguinea ) is a plant of the genus Iris ( Iris ) within the family of the Iridaceae (Iridaceae). It forms hybrids with Iris sibirica .
features
The East Siberian Iris is a perennial plant that forms a rhizome nest and reaches heights of 50 to 80 centimeters. The sheets are 6 to 8 millimeters wide. The 2 to 3 flowers are marbled, blue and 7 to 9 centimeters in diameter. The standards measure 5 × 1.8 centimeters and are spatulate, upright, and blue. The hanging leaves measure 6 × 3 centimeters. Its plate is almost round and mostly has white lines at the base. The nail measures 3 × 1 centimeters and is colored yellow with brown veins.
The flowering period extends from May to June.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 28.
Occurrence
The East Siberian Iris is found in East Siberia, the Far East, Korea, Japan, Northeast China and Northeast Mongolia. It grows on riparian meadows, steppe meadows and on the edges of swamps.
Systematics
One can distinguish four varieties:
- Iris sanguinea var. Sanguinea : It occurs from southern Siberia to Japan.
- Iris sanguinea var. Tobataensis S. Akiyama & Iwashina : It used to occur on the island of Kyushu.
- Iris sanguinea var. Violacea Makino : It occurs in Korea.
- Iris sanguinea var. Yixingensis Y.T.Zhao : It occurs in southern China in Jiangsu .
use
The East Siberian iris is widely used as an ornamental plant for banks of water, borders and perennial beds. It has been in culture since 1792 at the latest. There are a few varieties, such as 'Snow Queen' with white flowers.
literature
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler Exkursionsflora von Deutschland Volume 5 Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Tropicos. [1]
- ↑ a b c d e Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Iris sanguinea. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved July 25, 2018.
