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Iris haussknechtii is a small rhizomatous perennial iris from northern and north-central Türkiye, grown for its fragrant yellow flowers. It needs full sun, gritty well-drained soil and no lime, and it resents being disturbed once planted.
Iris kerneriana is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Limniris and in the series Spuriae. It is a small rhizomatous perennial plant, with fragrant, yellow flowers from Turkey. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions and known as Kerner Iris or Kerner's Iris.
Iris kerneriana is hardy to between USDA Zone 3a (−39.9 °C (−40 °F)) to Zone 8b (−9.4 °C (15 °F)). It is also hardy in Europe and the UK.
It prefers to grow in neutral to slightly acidic, (6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) – 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)), gritty, well-drained soils, that are rich (in nutrients) and having proper drainage. It does not like soils containing lime. It prefers positions in full sun. There should be plenty of free-flowing water in spring, during the growing period. But they will not tolerate overwatering. Also, they should have a little water during the fall/autumn, during the dormant period.
Like many other irises, most parts of the plant are poisonous (especially the rhizome and leaves), if ingested can cause stomach pains and vomiting. Handling the plant may cause a skin irritation or an allergic reaction.
In Turkish folk medicine, the rhizomes of Iris species called Turkey ‘navruz’ or ‘su¨sen’ have been applied as diuretics, carminatives and laxatives.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Iris kerneriana 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.
