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Iris anguifuga
Single Bract Iris is a rhizomatous perennial iris from southern China, grown mainly for its single spring flower and used in traditional medicine. It needs sandy, well-drained soil and full sun.
Iris anguifuga (or snake-bane iris) is a beardless iris in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Limniris and in the series Tenuifoliae of the genus. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, from China. It has narrow green leaves, long stem and violet or blue flowers.
Iris anguifuga is not common in cultivation the UK or the USA. But has been in cultivation in China for centuries.
It is hardy between USDA Zone 1 and Zone 6, but may survive in lower temperatures but has not been trialed.
It is cultivated in the western part of Hubei in China as a medicinal plant. The rhizome is ground into a paste and then can be applied to snakebites as a herbal remedy.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Iris anguifuga by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
