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| Iris albomarginata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Irideae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Scorpiris |
| Species: | Iris albomarginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Iris albomarginata Foster | |
| Synonyms | |
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Iris caucasica var. coerulea (Regel), Iris coerulea (B.Fedtsch.) and 'Juno coerulea' (Regel) Poljakov | |
Iris albomarginata is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris.
It was first described by (Russian Botanist Boris Fedtschenko) in Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier, page 917. in 1846. But it was called 'Iris coerulea'. When Foster was working on Irises, he found that Iris coerulea was used to name an Iris pumila hybrid. He then renamed the iris as 'Iris albomarginata' due to the fact that the leaves of the iris had a white edging. This edging was a a characteristic of several of the species in the Scorpiris subgenus section of irises.
It was then re-published as 'Iris albomarginata' in 'Contributions from the Gray Herbarium' of Harvard University in 1936.
Iris albomarginata is an accepted name by the RHS.
Several specimums can be found in Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Habit
It has bright blue flowers with a white crest. It sometimes has yellow marks on the crest. The falls area white with a yellow centre.
It has 2-5 flowers on a short stem.
It flowers in March-April.
It has smooth dark green leaves between 1 and 2cm wide and the plant reaches 30cm (1ft) in height. It has also has a bright white edging to all the leaves. The stem is just visible behind the leaves.
It is hardy to USDA Zone: 4. In the UK is is better grown in an Alpine house or bulb frame.
Native
Found in Central Asia (Tien Shan and Fergana mountains) and the Alayskiy in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, USSR. It is found on the clay and stone foothills at 2000m above sea level.
References
- "Iris albomarginata R.C.Foster year=2010". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help); Missing pipe in:|title=(help) - ^ "(SPEC) Iris albomarginata R. C. Foster". wiki.irises.org (American Iris Society). Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- "Iris albomarginata". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- "Iris albomarginata". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- "Living Specimen of Iris albomarginata R.C.Foster recorded on 08-Aug-1996". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ British Iris Society A Guide to Species Irises: Their Identification and Cultivation , p. 228, at Google Books
- ^ Walters, Stuart Max (Editor)European Garden Flora: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated, p. 353, at Google Books
- ^ Cassidy, G.E.; Linnegar, S. (1982). Growing Irises. Bromley: Christopher Helm. p. 146. ISBN 0-88192-089-4.
External links
Media related to Iris albomarginata at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Iris albomarginata at Wikispecies
albomarginata ;Category:Plants described in 1846 ;Category:Flora of Russia ;Category:Flora of Asia ;Category:Garden plants of Asia