Iris sanguinea
Botanical Name: Iris sanguinea (added by D. Kramb, 08-NOV-03)
Botanical Synonyms:
Iris nertschinksia, I. sibirica subsp. sanguinea, I. sibirica subsp. orientalis (D. Kramb, 08-NOV-03)
Classification:
Siberian (D. Kramb, 08-NOV-03)
Common Names:
N/A
Chromosome Count:
2n=28 according to the SIGNA Checklist of Iris Species. (D. Kramb, 02-OCT-04)
General Description:
12"-30" (30-75cm) tall, with blue to red-violet flowers with white signals (D. Kramb, 08-NOV-03)
It flowers from May to July and is found all over Japan with the exception of Okinawa Island which is located in a sub-tropical zone. The flowers in dark reddish-purple and falls have white hafts with a network of blue-purple veins. Botanists sometimes find it difficult to distinguish between I.sanguinea and I.sibirica . As a feature of simple identification, it is said that the flower stalk of I.sanguinea is non-branching. However, I have found a wild branching form at Karei-highland in central Honshu. There are two variants of I.sanguinea in Japan: var.albiflora and var.violacea. (D. Kramb, 15-JAN-06)
Distinguishing Features:
N/A
Preferred Habitat:
Grows in wet meadows, damp forest margins, and on sunny banks. (D. Kramb, 15-JAN-06)
Hardiness:
N/A
Native Range:
Lake Baikal to China, Korea, Japan (D. Kramb, 08-NOV-03)
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!