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Iris zaprjagajevii

A small bulbous perennial iris from Central Asia with white, lightly scented flowers and a yellow crest, growing only 10 to 15 cm tall. It is grown in an alpine house or outdoors in very well-drained soil, like other Juno irises.

Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Bulb, Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water moderately during active growth in spring, then keep dry while dormant in summer.
Soil
Very well-drained, gritty mix such as sand, grit and loam.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates; protect from prolonged waterlogging and extreme heat.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. Asia
Climate
temperate

About

Iris zaprjagajevii (sometimes misspelled zaprjagajewii,) is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial from Central Asia. It has greyish-green leaves, short stem and white flowers with a yellow crest.

How to grow it

It can be cultivated in an alpine house or outside in well-drained soils similar to other Juno irises.

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 zaprjagajevii 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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