Iris sibirica 0

Author: Carl von Linné (1707-1778)
Family: Iridaceae Subfamily: Iridoideae Tribe: Irideae
Genus: Iris
English name: Siberian iris
Zone: Mediterranean

Iris sibirica Observed in Austria by Zuzana Gajdošová (license)

References for the genus

- A guide to the Pacific Coast irises, Cohen, Victor Alexander. 1967 Vol. 20 pag. 406-416. Address
- Current state of Iris L., subgenus Iris (Iridaceae) in Bulgaria, Stoyanov Kiril & Raycheva Tsvetanka. Ecologia Balkania 2022 Vol. 14(1) pag. 31-46. ResearchGate
- eFloras. eFloras.org Vol. 1 pag. 116503. Iris
- Flora iberica, Santiago Castroviejo. 2010. ISBN
- Flora of the U.S.S.R, Botanicheskii institut (Akademiia nauk SSSR), Mifal Tirgume Ha-Mada Ha-Yisreeli & Smithsonian Libraries. Address
- Flora taurico-caucasica exhibens stirpes phaenogamas :in Chersoneso Taurica et regionibus caucasicis sponte crescentes, Marschall von Bieberstein, Friedrich August, Freiherr, and ImperatorskiÌ„iÌ† kharÊ¹kovskiÌ„iÌ† universitet. 1819 Vol. 3 pag. 41-46. Address
- Flore pratique du Maroc, Mohamed Fennane, Mohammed Ibn Tattou. 2007 Vol. 3 pag. 424-429. ISBN
- Iris, subgenus hermodactyloides or the reticulata irises, Brian Mathew. Herbertia 1989 Vol. 45(1&2) pag. 124-130. Address
- Phylogenetic relationships among the recognized series in Iris section Limniris, Wilson, Carol A. Systematic Botany 2009 Vol. 34(2) pag. 277-284. JStor
- The genus Iris L. s. l. (Iridaceae) in the Mountains of Central Asia biodiversity hotspot, Sennikov Alexander, Khassanov Furkat, Elyor Ortikov & Tojibaev Komiljon. Plant Diversity of Central Asia 2023 Vol. 2(1) pag. 1-104. DOI
- Hommes et Plantes. Vol. 33 pag. 16-26. Address

General specifications

Indigenous plant
Biological type: bulb
Frost resistance: 5ºF
Leaf color: bright green
Flower color: purple
Reproduction mode: hermaphrodite plant whoes flowers produce both male and female gametes
Needs an anti-root barrier: Yes

Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 3,2ft x 1,6ft
Sun exposure: part sun (Sun hours: >3h <6h
Foliage: deciduous in summer
Growth: fast
Flowering time from May until June

Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 30%Compost+30%Coco+40%Sand
Plant watering: 3x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Bulbs; 2L forestry pot, 3L forestry pot, 25L high container, 145L wide cup
Propagation is done by root division

Sowing instructions

AUTUMN Keep in refrigerator at 39°F in dry condition. Soak the seeds in ambient water for 12h. Sow the seeds at 10mm depth in the Humic Bulb Substrate between 59-68°F. The container with the seeds is placed in a saucer of water until germination occurs. As a result, the moisture reaches the seeds by capillary action and ensures that the seeds do not dry out. The viability of the seeds, kept under good conditions, is one year.
The average seed weight is 78,1 per gram (0,0128g).

Germination references for the genus
- Review on seed dormancy in Iris, Li Kang, Li Dan-qing, Zhang Jia-ping and Xia Yi-ping. Plant Science Journal 2016 Vol. 34(4) pag. 662-668. DOI

Bulb planting instructions
Plant the bulbs under 5cm Humic Bulb Substrate at 40cm distance. Plant in septembre.

This plant is available from the following nurseries

Experiences in the garden

02-05-23_A Obtaining seeds from seed provider Rare Plants collected in '....'. (Cultivated from unknown origin)

08-11-23 Sown 40 seeds in a forest pot 2L, they did not geminate in Petit26.

Protocol: Autumn Fridge Soak 68°F 12h 10mm SBH 59-68°F Marsh