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Iris vorobievii

Iris vorobievii
Photo: Савина О., Public domain

Iris vorobievii is a small, rhizomatous perennial iris from the Russian Far East near the Chinese border, grown as an ornamental with pale to bright yellow flowers in May. It is short-lived in cultivation, so it is hard to keep for long.

Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately during the growing season and keep the rhizome from sitting in wet soil.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty or sandy soil with some organic matter.
Temperature
Cold-hardy to well below freezing in its native range; avoid prolonged heat and humidity.
How easy
Hard
Native range
S. Russian Far East to N. Korea
Climate
temperate

About

Iris vorobievii is a plant species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Iris and in the Psammiris section. It is a rhizomatous perennial, from Russia close to the Chinese border. It has long and thin green leaves, similar sized stem and pale yellow or bright yellow flowers with a pale yellow beard. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.

How to grow it

Iris vorobievii is difficult to cultivate, due to its short lifespan.

In 1974, it was tested for hardiness, at the Botanical Garden of Vladivostok in Russia. Although it was short lived there as well.

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 vorobievii 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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