Japanese Iris
Iris ensata 'Variegata'
(EYE-ris) (en-SA-tuh)
Synonyms: Iris kaempferi
'Variegata'
The Variegated Japanese Iris
is having a stellar year. It seem that some years it doesn’t get any flowers or
just a few weak ones. This color purple is not to be ignored. Personally these
are my favorite type of Iris and they always seem to find a way into my
gardens. All of the other Irises have bloomed (some a couple of months ago) so
these can be thought of season extenders for Irises. The flowers are large (one
of the biggest in the family) and long lasting. One good thing about Japanese
Iris is that it can grow in very moist and boggy conditions. It also grows in
part shade but my experience has been crummy vigor and a lack of flowers under
shady conditions. This plant has the green and white leaves I think there is
one with green and gold leaves too (flowers are light blue).
Since it is once again Sunday
here is a bonus snapshot of another Japanese Iris that was blooming yesterday
at work. This is a named cultivar that has solid green leaves. I had been
watching the almost elaborate unfurling ritual with interest for the last couple of days but was happy to
see the flower actually blooming.
1 comment:
I have an Iris ensata var. and it finally bloomed this year, though not really well. Nice to see a good looking bloom.
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