Iris afghanica
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Discovered on the northern side of the Salang Pass in north-eastern Afghanistan, at altitudes up to 3300 m, Iris afghanica belongs to section Regelia. It forms small tufts of fine, blue-green, partly sickle-shaped leaves up to 30 cm long. The flowers, 8 to 9 cm across, have pointed creamy-white falls heavily veined with purplish-brown, marked with a central purple patch and a beard of yellowish to purple hairs. Accustomed to hot, dry summers and freezing winters, it requires perfectly drained soil and a strictly dry summer dormancy in cultivation.
- Family :Iridaceae
- Section :Hexapogon
- Storage organ :rhizome
- Growth :winter grower
- Flowering height :0-15 cm
Growing cycle
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Growth :January (sem. 1-4), February (sem. 1-4), March (sem. 1-4), April (sem. 1-4), May (sem. 1-4), June (sem. 1-4), July (sem. 1-4), August (sem. 1-4), September (sem. 1-4), October (sem. 1-4), November (sem. 1-4), December (sem. 1-4)