Iris laevigata
Botanical Name: Iris laevigata (added by D. Kramb, 09-NOV-03)
Botanical Synonyms:
N/A
Classification:
Laevigatae (D. Kramb, 09-NOV-03)
Common Names:
N/A
Chromosome Count:
2n=32 according to the SIGNA Checklist of Iris Species. (D. Kramb, 25-SEP-04)
General Description:
30"-36" (76-160cm) tall, with blue-purple or white flowers, with white signal (D. Kramb, 09-NOV-03)
In wild forms the usual flower color range is from light to deep blue-violet, but occasionally is reddish or white with pale color tracings on the style arms. (D. Kramb, 15-JAN-06)
Distinguishing Features:
This species has near-white hafts from which lines extend over the falls. (D. Kramb, 15-JAN-06)
Preferred Habitat:
It grows in swamps or alongside streams and flowers in April and May, but in the highlands and in north it blooms in June or July. (D. Kramb, 15-JAN-06)
Hardiness:
N/A
Native Range:
Eastern Asia, Japan (D. Kramb, 09-NOV-03)
In Japan it can be found on northern Honshu and is abundant on Hokkaido, but is rare in other part of Japan. (D. Kramb, 15-JAN-06)
Status in the Wild:
N/A
Commercial Availability:
N/A
Sources Cited:
Info entered on 15-JAN-06 comes from a Japanese website with the address http://www.kamoltd.co.jp/kyokai/English/wild_iris.html (D. Kramb, 15-JAN-06)
Additional Comments:
N/A
Species Iris Group of North America
SIGNA member!