Iris kuschakewiczii
| Iris kuschakewiczii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Iridoideae |
| Tribe: | Irideae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Scorpiris |
| Species: | Iris kuschakewiczii |
| Binomial name | |
| Iris kuschakewiczii B.Fedtsch. & Poljakov | |
| Synonyms | |
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Iris kuschakewiczii (also commonly known as ) is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial.
It was originally published as 'Iris kuschakewiczi' by Boris Fedtschenko in 'Bull. Jard. Bot. Petersb.' v. 158 (Bulletin of St. Petersburg Botanical Garden) in 1905.[2]
In 1958, Petr Petrovich Poljakov re-published it as 'Juno kuschakewiczii' in Fl. Kazakhst. 2: 249.[3]
In 1939, it was suggested this was a form of Iris narynensis, but when Mathew published "The Iris" in 1981, he retained it as a separate species.[4]
Iris kuschakewiczii is now an accepted name by the RHS.[5]
It was named after a Russian botanist 'A. A. Kuschakewicz' who worked with N. J. Korolkov in 1872,[6] and Boris Fedtschenko in 1873.[7] A. A. Kuschakewicz collected many plants in Turkestan and Central Asia.[8]
It is mentioned in D.J. Mabberley portable plant books of 1997.[9][10]
It is fairly easy to grow in cultivation, within an alpine house or bulb frame,[11] it does not need much moisture in summer.[12] It can be grown outside in a sheltered, sunny raised bed with well drained soils.[13][14]
Habit
Iris kuschakewiczii has bulb 1.5cm (in diameter),[15] with a paper tunic-coating. It has thickened storage roots, close to the base.[16][11]
It grows up to a height of between 10-15cm (4 – 6 inches), including the flower. [12][4][14] It has a thick stem, which is between 3-5cm long, hidden by the leaves, unbranched with 1-4 flowers.[11][15][16][13] The blooms appear in April-May[11][15]
The non-scented flowers appear above a perianth tube of 3.5-4.5 cm long.[11][15][16] The flowers come in various shades of purple, from greenish purple,[16] pale violet,[4][14][15] violet-blue,[13] to lilac blue.[11] The (3.5-4cm long)[11] falls have very dark violet blotches and lines on either side of a prominent white crest,[4][14][13][16] or white signal patch.[11] The blades are oblong-obvate shaped (about 1.2 x 0.7cm).[11][15] The standards are 1 – 1.5cm long (often 3 lobed shaped).[11][16][15] The flowers measure approx. 6.5-8cm in diameter.[14]
The bracts and bracteole are green with membranous tips and margins.[11]
The fruits appear in late spring-early summer.[16]
It has 4-5 dark green glaucous leaves which gradually taper to the apex,[16][15] (falcate),[11] They are clustered together at the base,[11] and are 1-1.5cm wide (close to the base).[14][15][11][16] They also have a contrasting white edge or margin.[14][11]
Native
In 1905, Iris kuschakewiczii was found in Turkestan,[4] on the northern foothills of the Tien Shan Mountains of Central Asia. [12][11][14][15]
It can be found on gravelly and rocky slopes, on the red-clay hills of Kazakhstan (on the north-western spurs of the Tien Shan).[16][15]
It is also found in the Ala Archa National Park (25km from the capital of Bishkek) of Kyrgyzstan.[17]
References
- ↑ "Iris kuschakewiczii B.Fedtsch.". theplantlist.org. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ "Iridaceae Iris kuschakewiczii B.Fedtsch.". ipni.org (In ). 23 March 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ "Juno kuschakewiczii (B.Fedtsch.) Poljakov". theplantlist.org. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "(SPEC) Iris kuschakewiczii B. Fedtsch.". wiki.irises.org (American Iris Society). 6 March 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ "Iris kuschakewiczii". www.rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ "Korolkov, N. J. & Kuschakewicz". kiki.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ Eduard Regel Descriptiones in regionibus Turkestanicis a Cl. Viris Fedschenko, Korolkow, Kuschakewicz et Krause collectis: Cum adnotationibus ad plantas vivas in Horto Imperiali Botanico Petropolitano cultas at Google Books
- ↑ "Gentiana humilis Steven". science.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ D. J. Mabberley The Plant-book: A Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants (2nd Edit), p. 363, at Google Books
- ↑ D. J. Mabberley The Plant-book: A Portable Dictionary of Plants, their cultivation and uses, p. 405, at Google Books
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 British Iris Society (1997) pL6uPLo7l2gC &pg=PA246 A Guide to Species Irises: Their Identification and Cultivation , p. 246, at Google Books
- 1 2 3 "Juno irises J-R". pacificbulbsociety.org. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Iris kuschakewiczii". rareplants.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Iris kuschakewiczii". encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net. 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Komarov, V.L. (1935). "Akademiya Nauk SSSR (FLORA of the U.S.S.R.) Vol. IV". archive.org. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Juno". flower.onego.ru. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ Hayes, Patrick. "Kyrgyzstan" (pdf). kewguild.org.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
External links
Media related to Iris kuschakewiczii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Iris kuschakewiczii at Wikispecies