Iris tubergeniana
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Iris tubergeniana (also commonly known as ) is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial
It was published by Sir Michael Foster as 'Iris tubergeniana' in Gardeners Chronicles, Series 3 in 1899.[2]
In 1941, Alexi Vvedenski published it as 'Juno tubergeniana' in 'Flora Uzbekistan' (edited by Schreder).[3] This was later re-classified as a synonym.
It was introduced by the company of 'Van Tubergen' from Haarlem, the Netherlands. It was then named after the company.[4]
Iris tubergeniana is now an accepted name by the RHS.[5]
It was also cited in 'The Plantsman' in 2003, on page 54.[5]
It is better grown in an alpine house, but it could be grown outside in sunny sheltered sites.[6]
Habit
Iris tubergeniana has a similar form to Iris orchioides and Iris caucasica.[7]
It has a slender bulb,[7] about 2 cm thick.[8] With cord-like roots.[4]
The short flowering stem is about 10–15 cm (4 in) high at flowering time.[4][7][8]
It has 1-3 flowers,[4][9] blooming between March and April,[8][10] which are unscented.[4][8]
It has a perianth tube measuring between 4.5–5 cm long, which is tinged slightlly greenish purple.[4] It has (5.6 cm wide) flowers,[4][6] in shades of yellow, from deep yellow[9] to bright yellow[4] to greenish-yellow.[10]
The falls are about 1.5in long,[7] and have a frilled, dissected beard-like crest[11] with violet-green spots on the sides of the ridge.[6][8] It has very small standards (about 10 mm).[4][7]
It has generally about 6 leaves, 2.5-3in tall, 0.5-2in wide (1.5-2.5 cm) at the widest point,[4][7][8] which are almost fully mature at flowering time.[6] They are pale green[8] - light glaucous green, pointed or sickle shaped,[4] striated, with a margin.[7] The margin is scabrous/horned.[8]
It has (capsule) fruits in late spring-early summer.[4]
Native
Iris tubergeniana is found in Central Asia and the former states of USSR,[6][9] Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkestan.[6][12]
They prefer the red clay and gravelly slopes of the foothills of mountains.[6][8][10]
Can be found on Mount Chimgan in Tajikistan,[13] on Karatau in Kazakhstan[4] and beside the river Syr Darya in Uzbekistan.[11]
Can be found near the town of Dzabaghly near the Aksu Canyon in the Tien Shen Mountains.[14]
References
- ^ "Iris tubergeniana Foster". theplantlist.org. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Iris tubergeniana Foster, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 25: 225 (1899)". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Iridaceae Juno tubergeniana (Foster) Vved". ipni.org. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Juno". flower.onego.ru. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Iris tubergeniana". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Iris tubergeniana". encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g Richard Lynch The Book of the Iris , p. 177-178, at Google Books
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Komarov, V.L. (1935). "Akademiya Nauk SSSR (FLORA of the U.S.S.R.) Vol. IV". archive.org. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Cassidy, George E.; Linnegar, Sidney (1987). Growing Irises (Revised ed.). Bromley: Christopher Helm. p. 148. ISBN 0-88192-089-4.
- ^ a b c "Juno irises S-Z". pacificbulbsociety.org. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ a b Taggart, Peter (6 January 2010). "Iris tubergeniana". Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Turkestanian Endemic Plants". terrestrial-biozones.net. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "TAJIKISTAN & UZBEKISTAN". greentours.co.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ Shipton, John (22 April 2008). "Tulip Meadows of Kazakhstan and the Tien Shan Mountains" (pdf). p. 5. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
External links
- Image of Iris tubergeniana appears on the cover
- Image of Iris tubergeniana on Ugam ridge in Kazakhstan
Media related to Iris tubergeniana at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Iris tubergeniana at Wikispecies