Japanese Roof Iris

Botanist carl maximowicz 1827 1891 discovered it growing on roofs in japan in the early 1860s.

Japanese roof iris.

After division consider placing a few rhizomes in pots to live in your water feature or pond. Genus named for the greek goddess of the rainbow. Specific epithet means of the roofs of houses. Though the bloom is large at 6 inches the standards are shortened and tubular and the falls widespread.

With purple white pink and blue flowering roof iris cultivars for sale online. 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. Susceptible to a virus which discolors the leaves badly. The japanese roof iris does very well in coastal south carolina and provides an interesting topic plant.

The colony will slowly increase in size or you can speed the process along by dividing the plants in the fall. Commonly called roof iris because it has in the past been grown on thatched roofs in both japan and china. Seed will be virus free and can be. The name japanese roof iris comes from the tradition of this iris being grown on the damp thatched roofs of japanese cottages.

Like all irises it should be planted with the rhizomes just at the surface of the soil. Crowded plants tend to offer fewer blooms. Though its common name is japanese roof iris it s actually native to china. Japanese roof iris is one of those plants.

On oct 11 2003 terry from murfreesboro tn zone 7a wrote. 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. Division keeps growing japanese iris plants in optimum condition to provide the best possible bloom in summer. It is a compact plant and is cultivated as an ornamental plant in.

Remove and destroy infected plants. 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 leaves are 15 inches tall fanned at the base and ribbed. Iris tectorum or japanese roof iris is a large flowering evansia iris crested iris that grows well in a humus rich damp position.

The japanese roof iris is unique amongst irises because it grows about as well in the shade as in the sun. Mine was planted in 1990 and has thrived ever since with very little care and only 2 fertilizations during that period of time.