Japanese Iris Iris sanguinea
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Japanese Iris:
- Phonetic Spelling
- EYE-ris san-GWIH-nee-ah
- Description
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Siberian Iris is an attractive bulb native to Europe and Asia. Over time it has naturalized in other temperate regions around the world. It has a rhizome and hollow branched verticle stems. It tolerates wet soils well and looks attractive along stream banks and pond margins.
Plant in average to wet well-drained soils in full sun. They will tolerate some shade but blooming is decreased. They are deer and rabbit resistant.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Iris
- Species:
- sibirica
- Family:
- Iridaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Bulb
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Europe, Asia
- Wildlife Value:
- Deer and rabbit resistant
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Bulb
- Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Wet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Description:
- Ellipsoidal capsule with flat seeds
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Purple/Lavender
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Violet-blue to occasionally white flowers 3" across from late spring to mid-summer.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Ribbed grass-like leaves can grow 10-30 inches long and 1/4 inch across.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- 20-45 inch hollow slender stems
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Pond
- Riparian
- Landscape Theme:
- Water Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Small groups
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Wet Soil
- Problems:
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses
