Iris albertii

Taxobox | name = "Iris albertii"


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regnum = Plantae
diviso = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Iridaceae
subfamilia = Iridoideae
tribus = Irideae
genus = "Iris"
subgenus = "Iris"
sectio = "Iris"
species = "I. albertii"
binomial = "Iris albertii"
binomial_authority = Regel

"Iris albertii" is a species of iris found in Russia and Central Asia. It grows in the wild on grassy steppes at an elevation of 1700 to 2000 meters, in sunny or semi-shaded locations. It is a member of the subgenus iris, meaning that it is a bearded iris, and grows from a rhizome.

It grows to a stem height of 40 to 50 centimeters. The leaves are bluish-green in color, and sword-shaped, 40 to 50 centimeters in length, and 2.5 to 3 centimeters in width.
The inflorescence, produced in May, is fan-shaped and contains two or three flowers. [ [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=120&taxon_id=242442464 Iris albertii in Ornamental Plants From Russia And Adjacent States Of The Former Soviet Union @ efloras.org ] ] The plant often reflowers in the fall. The blooms produced are lavender to purple-violet, and veined with brownish-red, with whitish or pale blue beards. The blooms last for two to three weeks. "Iris albertii" is propagated either by division of the rhizome or by seed.

References

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=120&taxon_id=242442464

http://www.badbear.com/signa/signa.pl?Iris-albertii