Kingdom Plantae Family Iridaceae Tribe Irideae Rank Species | Order Asparagales Subfamily Iridoideae Genus Iris | |
Similar Iris willmottiana, Iris stenophylla, Iris rosenbachiana, Iris subg Scorpiris, Iris planifolia | ||
Iris zaprjagajevii (sometimes misspelled 'zaprjagajewii') is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus of Scorpiris.
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It was originally published by Ivan Ivanovich Abramov, as 'Juno zaprjagajevii' in 'Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast.' 8: 115 in 1971.
It was then published as Iris zaprjagajevii by Tony Hall and Arnis Seisums in the 'Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society' 167: 300 in 2011.
This species was named 'zaprjagajevii' in honour of Mikhail Leonidovich Zapryagaev, at that time acting Director of the Pamir Botanical Garden in Khorog, Tajikistan, who was the first to notice the distinction of this plant.
Iris zaprjagajevii is now an accepted name by the RHS.
It can be cultivated in an alpine house or outside in well-drained soils similar to other Juno irises.
Habit
Iris zaprjagajevii has brownish-grey papery coated bulbs and swollen storage roots.
It grows to a maximum height of 10–15 cm (4–6 in).
It has a short stem that has about 1-3 flowers,
In the UK, it flowers between March and April, depending on the situation. The flowers produce a scent that is similar to primroses.
It has white flowers with a yellow crest. The flowers can have a slight bluish, lilac or pink staining. The flower tube is generally 6–9 cm long. It has falls which are 4 cm long. The claws have down-turned margins and are 2 cm wide.
The leaves are greyish-green with a distinct white margin/edge, and are not fully developed at flowering time. They are clustered around the stem of the plant, partially obscuring the stem. They are falcate shaped and around 4 cm wide.
The seed has an aril (a creamy white collar).
Native
Iris zaprjagajevii can be found in the Pamir Mountain range in Central Asia. It was found near Nishup (in the South Western section of the Pamir Mountains) in the former Russian state of Tajikistan