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Medicinal

In traditional herbal medicine the plant is known as an expectorant.
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Nomenclature

Received as Iris sanguinea 'Taeko' or 'Takeo'. No record of this cultivar name can be found, so now growing as Iris sanguinea
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Geographical distribution

  • Asia-Temperate, China
  • Asia-Temperate, Eastern Asia, Japan
  • Asia-Temperate, Eastern Asia, Korea
  • Asia-Temperate, Mongolia
  • Asia-Temperate, Russian Far East
  • Asia-Temperate, Siberia

Iris sanguinea Hornem.

Family: IRIDACEAE
Genus: Iris
Species: sanguinea Hornem.
Common names: Blood Red Iris
Distribution summary: S.Siberia to Japan
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H4 - Hardy; average winter
Habitat: Damp meadows, sandy streamsides
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Far East (L)
Flowering months: June
Reason for growing: Medicinal


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