Iris sanguinea Hornem.

Blood iris (en), Iris (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Iridaceae > Iris

Characteristics

Rhizomes creeping, thick. Leaves linear, 20--60 cm × 5--13 mm, midvein obscure. Flowering stems sometimes with a short branch, 40--60 cm, solid, 1-or 2-leaved; spathes 3, green, often reddish at base, lanceolate, 5--7 × ca. 1 cm, 2-flowered, apex acuminate. Flowers bluish violet or white, 6--7 cm in diam. Perianth tube 8--10 mm; outer segments obovate, claw with conspicuous, brown reticulate pattern on yellow background; inner segments erect, narrowly obovate, 4--5 × ca. 1.5 cm. Filaments white, ca. 3 cm; anthers yellow. Ovary 1.5--2 cm × 3--4 mm. Style branches ca. 3.5 cm × 5 mm. Capsule ellipsoid-cylindric, 3.5--5 × 1.2--1.5 cm, 3-angled; fruiting pedicels equal, long. Fl. May--Jun, fr. Jul--Sep.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.63 - 0.78
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 c3

Environment

Damp meadows, sunny pond banks, mountain stream banks and hillsides around 500 metres.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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°) 16 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Iris sanguinea world distribution map, present in Austria, China, Japan, Montenegro, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:439065-1
WFO ID wfo-0000783823
COL ID 6MXZ5
BDTFX ID 121673
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Limniris sanguinea Iris haematophylla Iris sanguinea Iris sanguinea f. albiflora Iris sibirica var. orientalis Iris sibirica var. sanguinea Iris nertschinskia var. pumila

Lower taxons

Iris sanguinea var. violacea Iris sanguinea var. sanguinea Iris sanguinea var. tobataensis Iris sanguinea var. yixingensis