Japanese Roof Iris Care

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Japanese roof iris care.

Hardy in zones 4 9. Commonly called roof iris because it has in the past been grown on thatched roofs in both japan and china. You can plant all iris varieties in mid to late spring and some like the dutch and japanese can also be planted in early fall. Crowded plants tend to offer fewer blooms.

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. Remove and destroy infected plants. The leaves are 15 inches tall fanned at the base and ribbed. Seed will be virus free and can be.

It is very delicate and pretty but has an interesting past so it is no wonder that i love it. Prepare planting areas 2 to 3 weeks prior to planting iris rhizomes. Japanese iris care will include the division of the rhizomes every three to four years. Japanese roof iris is one of those plants.

Roof iris or root iris. Perhaps no other iris is as influenced by good culture as japanese iris properly known as iris ensata. One of my favorite species is japanese roof iris iris tectorum. Specific epithet means of the roofs of houses.

Division keeps growing japanese iris plants in optimum condition to provide the best possible bloom in summer. The japanese roof iris does very well in coastal south carolina and provides an interesting topic plant. On oct 11 2003 terry from murfreesboro tn zone 7a wrote. After division consider placing a few rhizomes in pots to live in your water feature or pond.

Newly received plants that are bare root should be soaked in cool water for continue reading japanese iris culture and care. Though the bloom is large at 6 inches the standards are shortened and tubular and the falls widespread. Dutch and japanese iris are gaining popularity for their tolerance of wet boggy soils. It grows about a foot tall with a spreading rhizomatous habit common to most irises.

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. Mine was planted in 1990 and has thrived ever since with very little care and only 2 fertilizations during that period of time. Genus named for the greek goddess of the rainbow. The roof iris is native to china but was first discovered in the 1860s growing in japan on the roofs hence the common name.

A tall growing iris reaching nearly 1m iris tectorum flowers in late spring to mid summer depending on climate and it does not like hot dry conditions.