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Iris falcifolia is a small rhizomatous perennial iris from Central Asia and Iran to Pakistan, with sickle-shaped greyish-green leaves and lilac-violet flowers in spring. It needs hot, dry summers and a cold, nearly dry winter, which is why it is grown mainly in dry temperate regions.
Iris falcifolia is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Iris and in the section Hexapogon. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. It is a small plant, with sickle-shaped greyish-green leaves (hence the name), lilac-violet flowers and darker veining, and a white or yellow beard. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in dry, temperate regions.
It is hardy to areas with hot dry summers and very cold, nearly dry winters.
It could be cultivated in zones similar to N America and parts of Australia.
Like many other irises, most parts of the plant are poisonous (rhizome and leaves), if mistakenly ingested can cause diarrhoea, stomach pains and vomiting.
The rhizome can also be toxic to domestic animals.
Iris falcifolia is native to temperate and tropical regions of central Asia.
Iris falcifolia is used as a purgative, an oil from the rhizomes was used as an ointment to treat rheumatism.
Iris acutiloba subsp. lineolata · Iris acutiloba · Iris adriatica · Iris afghanica · Iris alberti · Iris albomarginata · Iris alexeenkoi · Single Bract Iris · Iris antilibanotica · Stool iris · Iris arenaria · Iris assadiana
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Iris falcifolia 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.
