Iris winogradowii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Iris, classified in the subgenus Hermodactyloides and section Reticulatae. It is a bulbous perennial, from the Caucasus mountains of Azerbaijan and Georgia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Iris |
| Subgenus: | Iris subg. Hermodactyloides |
| Section: | Iris sect. Reticulatae |
| Species: | I. winogradowii
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| Binomial name | |
| Iris winogradowii (Fomin)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Iridodictyum winogradowii (Fomin) Rodion. | |
Description
editIt has pale primrose yellow flowers,[2] with green spots on the falls,[3] the scented flowers are up 5 cm tall and emerge between April and May.[4] With stem and flower the plant reaches a height of 10–15 cm.[3] The leaves emerge after flowering and grow up to 30–40 cm.[4] It has between 2–4 leaves each growing season.[5]
Taxonomy
editIt is sometimes known from the common name of Wingradoff's iris.[2]
It was named after P.Z. Winogradow-Nikitin who first described it.[4]
It was first found in 1914 and then published and described by Aleksandr Vasiljevich Fomin in 'Schedule Herb Flora Caucasus'. Vol.4 on page 88 in 1914.[6][7]
An illustration was seen in 1961 in the 'Collins Guide to Bulbs'.[8] It was grown in Australia from seed provided by the Komarov Botanical Institute in St. Petersburg in 1972.[9]
It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 4 April 2003, then updated on 1 December 2004.[7]
Iris winogradowii is an accepted name by the RHS.[10] The iris later gained the RHS's Award of Garden Merit.[11]
Distribution and habitat
editIt is native to temperate Asia.[7]
Range
editIt is found in Azerbaijan and Georgia.[7]
In 1972, Dr Rodionenko noted that several hundred iris plants were on Mount Lomtismta near Bakuriani, (in Georgia).[12]
Habitat
editIn 1914, it was originally found in the gravelly soils of the alpine meadows of Mount Lomtismta. Part of the Caucasus regions of Adzharo-Imeretinskiy Range.[13]
Conservation
editThe plant is now on the 'endangered' list. Now only found in the republics of Georgia and Abkhazia.[9][14] Only a couple of hundred plants existed in 1978.[5] In the Caucasus mountains, it is at risk of extinction due to the over-collection of the flowers and bulbs.[15]
Cultivation
editIt was first grown in the UK in 1923.[4]
Due to its alpine origins, it prefers to grow in semi-shade in cool peat enriched soils.[16]
It is normally grown in a rock garden, alpine house or bulb frame.[5] In gardens it prefers humus-rich, porous soil in cool shade and does best if replanted each year after a fairly dry summer.
It has been remarked that this species is difficult to grow in a pot.[3]
Cultivars
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In 1960, E.B. Anderson created the hybrid of Iris histrioides and Iris winogradowii. He then named the plant after the wife of a fellow enthusiast, Eliot Hodgkin (mother of Sir Gordon Howard Eliot Hodgkin).[3] Iris Katharine Hodgkin has light blue standards and pale yellow falls.[17]
Iris 'Sheila Ann Germaney' is another hybrid between Iris histrioides and Iris winogradowii. It is similar to 'Katherine Hodgkin', with a paler blue tone and less yellow colouring.[3]
Iris 'Frank Elder' is a white form hybrid.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Iris winogradowii Fomin". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Taaffe, Gerald (November 2007). "Bulbs for the Rock Garden" (PDF). nargs.org. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Reticulata Irises". www.pacificbulbsociety.org. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d Austin, Claire (2005). Irises: A Gardener's Encyclopedia. Timber Press, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0881927306. OL 8176432M.
- ^ a b c Gren Lucas (editor)The IUCN Plant Red Data Book, p. 243, at Google Books
- ^ "Iris winogradowii". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Iris winogradowii". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ Walters, Stuart Max (Editor)European Garden Flora: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated, p. 354, at Google Books
- ^ a b "Iris (Iris winogradowii)". www.mnh.si.edu (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Iris winogradowii". rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Iris winogradowii AGM". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ British Iris Society A Guide to Species Irises: Their Identification and Cultivation , p. 243, at Google Books
- ^ "Iridodictyum winogradowii (Fomin) Rodion". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Rare, Endangered and Vulnerable Plants of the Republic of Georgia". www.mobot.org. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ Lyte, Charles (17 March 2001). "In focus: iris reticulata". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Reticulata Or Dwarf Bulbous Irises". www.herbs2000.com. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ Hoyland, John (22 February 2008). "Iris 'Katharine Hodgkin': How to grow". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
Other sources
edit- Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR).
- Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934–1964. Flora SSSR.
- Mathew, B. 1981. The Iris. 179.
External links
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Media related to Iris winogradowii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Iris winogradowii at Wikispecies