Japanese Roof Iris

Commonly called roof iris because it has in the past been grown on thatched roofs in both japan and china.

Japanese roof iris.

Crowded plants tend to offer fewer blooms. The leaves are 15 inches tall fanned at the base and ribbed. Japenese roof iris as a plant collector rather than a garden designer i adore plants that are a bit out of the ordinary and if they come with a good history or story so much the better. Though the bloom is large at 6 inches the standards are shortened and tubular and the falls widespread.

Japanese roof iris is one of those plants. It is a compact plant and is cultivated as an ornamental plant in. Japanese roof iris are an example of the great diversity of exotic iris species coming into the nursery industry with varied colors and flower formations. The colony will slowly increase in size or you can speed the process along by dividing the plants in the fall.

Susceptible to a virus which discolors the leaves badly. Remove and destroy infected plants. On oct 11 2003 terry from murfreesboro tn zone 7a wrote. It is very delicate and pretty but has an interesting past so it is no wonder that i love it.

The name japanese roof iris comes from the tradition of this iris being grown on the damp thatched roofs of japanese cottages. Botanist carl maximowicz 1827 1891 discovered it growing on roofs in japan in the early 1860s. Iris tectorum also known as roof iris japanese roof iris and wall iris is a plant species in the genus iris it is also in the subgenus limniris it is a rhizomatous perennial it is native of china korea and burma with lavender blue bluish violet purple blue blue lilac or sky blue flowers there is a white form as well. Iris tectorum or japanese roof iris is a large flowering evansia iris crested iris that grows well in a humus rich damp position.

Though its common name is japanese roof iris it s actually native to china. In an earlier dynasty an emperor during a period of war decreed that only food rice and vegetables would be grown in the ground no flowers. After division consider placing a few rhizomes in pots to live in your water feature or pond. The japanese roof iris does very well in coastal south carolina and provides an interesting topic plant.

Seed will be virus free and can be. Mine was planted in 1990 and has thrived ever since with very little care and only 2 fertilizations during that period of time. With purple white pink and blue flowering roof iris cultivars for sale online. Specific epithet means of the roofs of houses.

Like all irises it should be planted with the rhizomes just at the surface of the soil. Genus named for the greek goddess of the rainbow.