Bild folgtKI-generierte IllustrationIris germanica
Iris germanica
FamilyGenus: Irisheimisch in Deutschland
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About this species
An introduced, naturalised perennial herb with broad leaves and a long flowering season from April to September. It reaches about 0.4 metres in height and prefers dry, calcareous, nutrient-poor soils in full sun.
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PollinationLarval host
Ecological significance
Introduced and established in the wild in Great Britain, this species has naturalised following escape from horticultural plantings. It persists in dry calcareous grassland and poor meadows.
Annual cycle
Flowering occurs from April to September.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Trocken
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Bloom time
Apr – Sep
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.425 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Provide a position in full sun with very well-drained soil. The plant thrives in calcareous, nutrient-poor substrates and does not tolerate waterlogging. Once established, it requires little additional water.
Scientific profile
Iris germanica is an introduced and established perennial herbaceous plant in Great Britain. It grows to a height of around 0.4 metres, bearing broad leaves. The plant favours sunny, dry, calcareous and nutrient-poor conditions, typically occurring in limestone dry grassland and low-intensity meadows. Flowering can extend from April through to September. The species is not native to Britain; its natural range lies in south-western and south-eastern Europe and southern Africa, and it has become widely naturalised after escaping from cultivation.
Bestäuber & Besucher
1 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Apis mellifera
Sources & data origin
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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