Iris ser. Tenuifoliae

Iris ser. Tenuifoliae is a series of the genus Iris, in Iris. subg. Limniris.

Iris ser. Tenuifoliae
Iris tenuifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Limniris
Section: Iris sect. Limniris
Series: Iris ser. Tenuifoliae

The series was first classified by Ludwig Diels in 'Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien' (Edited by H. G. A. Engler and K. Prantl) in 1930. It was further expanded by George Hill Mathewson Lawrence in Gentes Herb (written in Dutch) in 1953.[1]

Most of the species in this series come from Central Asia, and are found in semi-desert conditions,[2] Such as dry steppes and grasslands.[3]

They are rare in cultivation in the UK.[2][3] Most are only grown for scientific interest by botanists.[3] They prefer a northern continental climate in a dry prairie similar to Nebraska or North or South Dakota in the US.[3]

They have very delicate rhizomes and do not like being disturbed. In the UK, they need to be grown in Bulb frames, with water during the summer but dry during the winter.[4]

Includes;

References
  1. James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey (Editors) The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification, p. 647, at Google Books
  2. Stebbings, Geoff (1997). The Gardener's Guide to Growing Irises. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. pp. 18. ISBN 0715305395.
  3. Murrain, Jim (3 June 2010). "Iris tenuifolia". hort.net. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. Cassidy, George E.; Linnegar, Sidney (1987). Growing Irises (Revised ed.). Bromley: Christopher Helm. p. 139. ISBN 0-88192-089-4.
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