Iris grossheimii
| Iris grossheimii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Irideae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Iris |
| Species: | Iris grossheimii |
| Binomial name | |
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Iris grossheimii Woronoff ex Grossh. |
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| Synonyms | |
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None known. |
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None known.
Iris grossheimii is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris and in the Oncocyclus section. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from the Caucasus mountains of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. It has sickle shaped leaves, which are as long as the short stem, which carries one flower in spring. It is beige, pink or brown covered in dark lines that are, purple-brown or brown. It has a large blackish brown signal patch and brown or black beard. It is rarely cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions, as it needs very dry conditions during the summer.
It is classed as an mezo-xerophyte. Meaning they like intermediate dry conditions.
It has a slender rhizome, which is about 1.5 cm to 2 cm wide. They can form creeping plants.
The leaves are narrow and falcate (sickle-shaped), they can be between 2 cm and 3 cm wide, and can grow as long as the stem. They can often be distorted.
It has a short stem or peduncle, that can grow up to between 5–15 cm (2–6 in) tall.
The stem has a green, lanceolate, spathes (leaves of the flower bud), and a 1 cm long pedicel holding a single flower.
The flower, blooms in spring, between April and June.
The flower is 5–8 cm (2–3 in) in diameter, and have a beige background, covered with dark lines, in purple-brown, pink background lined with purple, brown background or wine-red background lined purple-brown. Bi-toned forms can also be found.
Like other irises, it has 2 pairs of petals, 3 large sepals (outer petals), known as the 'falls' and 3 inner, smaller petals (or tepals), known as the 'standards'. The orbicular (rounded) falls, are 4–5 cm (2–2 in) long and 1.5–2 cm wide. In the middle of the falls, is a large blackish-brown, black, or brown signal patch. The oblong or oval, standards are larger than falls, they are 4–6 cm (2–2 in) long and 2–3 cm wide. Also coming down the falls is a row of short hairs called the 'beard', which is black, or brown.
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