Exhibition of Hanashobu Japanese Iris – Jindai Botanical Gardens

Exhibition of Hanashobu Japanese Iris – Jindai Botanical Gardens

The term “Japanese iris” encompasses three species of Irises cultivated in gardens or growing wild in Japan: hanashobu (Iris ensata), kakitsubata (Iris laevigata) and ayame (Iris sanguinea). Of these three species, I. ensata is the one most commonly referred to as “Japanese iris” outside Japan.

The bluish purple color of the flowers of the Japanese garden iris is an example of the copigmentation phenomenon.

The hanashobu (ハナショウブ, 花菖蒲) grows in the wet land and is the most extensively cultivated variety in Japanese gardens.

According to the place where it was cultivated, it is classified into the Edo (Tokyo), Higo (Kumamoto Prefecture), Ise (Mie Prefecture), American (U.S.) and other series. It is extensively grown in gardens throughout the temperate zones.

Several cultivars have been selected, of which ‘Rose Queen’ and ‘Variegata’ have gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.

Video はなしょうぶ展 💘神代植物公園2023 Hanasyobu Exhibition at Jindai botanical gardens 2023 from 名無くん on Youtube CC BY

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