Iris sanguinea

Flower name
Iris sanguinea
Scientific name
Iris sanguinea
Alias文目, 綾目, Iris sanguinea, あやめ
Place of originJapan, Korean Peninsula, Taiwan, China
Place of floweringFields and footpaths
Flowering seasonMay, June, July
Language of flowersGood letter, message, hope

What is Iris sanguinea

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Iris sanguinea , commonly called as Ayame in Japan (Scientific name: Iris sanguinea) is a perennial herb of the genus Iris, which is native to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China. We grow wild on grassland of Hokkaido to Kyushu of Japan.
Hanashobu ( I. ensata var. ensata) and Kakitsubata (scientific name: Iris laevigata) bloom on the waterside, while iris blooms in a dry place.
From spring to summer, it makes the flower stems upright, does not branch, and attaches one to three blue-purple day flowers to the top of the stem. It looks like there are six petals, and three of them are sepals. The sepals are characterized by a blue-purple ground and yellow and white mesh pattern on the base. The petals (flower) rise up short. The leaves are separate genera, but it has a sword-like shape similar to Acorus calamus.

General name:Iris sanguinea, Scientific name: Iris sanguinea, Place of Origin: Japan, China, Plant height: 30 to 90 cm , Leaf length: 20 to 60 cm, Leaf width: 0.5 to 1 cm, Leaf main vein: Indistinct, Flower color: Blue-purple, Flowering period: May to July, Flower diameter: 6 to 8 cm, Outer flower cover piece length: 5 cm, outer flower cover piece width: 1 cm, outer flower cover piece color: yellow and white mesh pattern on blue purple ground.