Iris milesii Baker ex Foster

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Iris

Characteristics

Rhizomes thick, 1--1.5 cm in diam., stout; nodes distinct. Leaves alternate on stems, grayish green, broadly sword-shaped, 40--60 × 2.5--5 cm. Flowering stems erect, 2--4-branched, 60--90 cm, leafy proximally; branches 15--20 cm; spathes several, 2.5--3.5 × 2--2.5 cm, 3-or 4-flowered. Flowers pale reddish purple, 7--8 cm in diam.; pedicel 2.5--4 cm. Perianth tube 1--1.5 cm; outer segments obovate, marked with dark lines and mottling proximally, crest orange-yellow; inner segments narrowly obovate, 4--5 cm, apex retuse. Stamens ca. 2.5 cm; anthers milky white. Ovary cylindric, ca. 3 cm, 3-angled. Style branches pale reddish purple, ca. 3 cm; terminal lobes fimbriate. Capsule ovoid-globose, reticulate veined. Seeds black-brown, pyriform, with white aril. Fl. Apr--May, fr. Jun--Aug. 2 n = 26.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.75
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 11-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cardiovascular system (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 545
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Iris milesii unspecified picture

Distribution

Iris milesii world distribution map, present in China and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:438873-1
WFO ID wfo-0000783626
COL ID 3PZW6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Iris milesii Tectiris milesii