Iris stolonifera
Stolon-spreading Iris
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
- Habit
- rhizomatous geophytePlants of the World Online
- Flower
- Brown, lilacRead from the photograph on this page
- Native range
- Tadzhikistan, UzbekistanGBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Read from the photograph on this page — Deno's Garden; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Worth knowing
- Named for its thin, stolon-like roots, which are red-skinned. It needs a dry dormant spell in summer, and in very cold places such as Russia it may die out after two or three years. Wikipedia: Iris stolonifera
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996Difficulty Moderate
Dry storage
Duration: 365 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C
Cold moist stratification
Temperature: 40°F 4°C
about 12 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2; time not stated, 21 days assumed.
40% germination.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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