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Iris rosenbachiana, the spinster iris, is a small bulbous Juno iris from Central Asia that flowers early in spring with sweet-scented purple blooms. It needs well-drained, stony soil, summer drought and good ventilation, and does best in an alpine house or bulb frame.
Iris rosenbachiana, the spinster iris, is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial from Central Asia, within Tajikistan and Afghanistan. It has long mid-green leaves, short flower stem, sweet scented flowers in early spring in shades of purple.
This species is similar to Iris nicolai both in cultural requirements and form.
It prefers to grow in well-drained soils, that have a stony composition including dolomitic lime dust. They like summer drought and well ventilated positions.
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 rosenbachiana 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.
