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Iris bucharica
Corn Leaf Iris, Juno Iris
| Family |
| Iridaceae |
| Genus |
| Iris |
| Species |
| bucharica |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3a-9b |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -40 (-4) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -40 -25 |
| Height |
| 15-30 cm |
| Spread |
| 15-22 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Does best in a free-draining, neutral or slightly alkaline, fertile soil in full sun. The bulbs should be planted in late summer or autumn, and only about 5 cm deep. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Middle East and Central Asia |
| Leaf Description |
| Lance-like leaves, up to 3.5 cm wide and 20 cm long, channelled, glossy green above and bluish-green below. |
| Flower Description |
| The stem carries up to seven flowers, each in a leaf axil; these have yellow falls, 2.5 cm wide, and very short creamy white standards. The falls have a deeper yellow crest, and sometimes brownish markings as well. |
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