Iris attica
Botanical Name: Iris attica (added by D. Kramb, 14-JUL-03)
Botanical Synonyms:
Iris ochridana (D. Kramb, 14-JUL-03)
I. pumila subsp. attica (J. Bourodimos, 15-JUL-03)
Classification:
Eupogon (D. Kramb, 14-JUL-03)
MDB (J. Bourodimos, 15-JUL-03)
Common Names:
miniature dwarf bearded iris (D. Kramb, 14-JUL-03)
Chromosome Count:
2n=16 (D. Kramb, 01-MAY-04)
General Description:
2"-4" (5-10cm) tall, with flowers that are typically 2" across and vary from pale yellow to purple (D. Kramb, 14-JUL-03)
2-4" tall with warm white, yellow, mustard, blue, purple or sometimes bi-colored flowers with bright blue beards. (D. Kramb, 14-SEP-04)
Distinguishing Features:
summer dormant; sickle-shaped foliage (D. Kramb, 14-JUL-03)
Preferred Habitat:
open, sunny, rocky, well draining locations (D. Kramb, 14-JUL-03)
Hardiness:
estimated Zone 8-10 (requires dry summer doramncy) (D. Kramb, 14-JUL-03)
Hardy to Zone 5, requires dry summers (Kelly D. Norris, 05-JUN-10)
Native Range:
Greece, Western Turkey, and some countries from the former Yugoslavia (D. Kramb, 14-JUL-03)
Greece, Yugoslavia, western Turkey (D. Kramb, 14-SEP-04)
Status in the Wild:
unknown, probably common (D. Kramb, 14-JUL-03)
Commercial Availability:
rare, sometimes available in SIGNA seed exchange (D. Kramb, 14-JUL-03)
Sources Cited:
"Iris" book by Fritz Kohlein (D. Kramb, 14-JUL-03)
Info entered on 14-SEP-04 comes from the SIGNA Checklist of Iris Species. (D. Kramb, 14-SEP-04)
Additional Comments:
N/A