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Iris longiscapa

Iris longiscapa is a small rhizomatous perennial iris from the deserts of Central Asia, with grass-like leaves and lilac-violet or blue-purple flowers on tall slender stems. It is grown as an ornamental in temperate regions, mainly for its flowers and tufted habit.

Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly in growing season and let the soil dry out between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty soil.
Temperature
Cold-hardy in temperate climates; protect from prolonged wet cold in winter.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Iran to Pakistan and C. Asia
Climate
temperate

About

Iris longiscapa 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 the deserts of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. They have grass-like leaves and lilac-violet or blue-purple flowers on a tall slender stem.

It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

Where it grows

Iris longiscapa is a native to temperate regions of Central Asia.

Uses

A harvest of dry leaves of the iris are used as a litter for cattle in barns in Uzbekistan.

Other Iris plants

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 longiscapa 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.

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