Annually, from late May to mid-June, the Hana-Shobu (Íris Festival), is one of the…
Category: Iris Flower
Iris Flower
There are three species of iris grown in gardens or that grow wild on dry land in Japan, Hanashōbu (Iris Ensata), Kakitsubata (Iris Laevigata) and Ayame (Iris Sanguinea), is a species of plant in the Iridaceae family, native to Japan , China, Korea and Russia. Of these three species, Íris Ensata is the most commonly referred to as “Japanese iris” outside of Japan.
Hanashōbu (Iris Ensata): grows on wet land and is the most extensively grown variety in Japanese gardens. As its leaves are similar to those of “Shobu” and produce beautiful flowers, they were named “Hanashobu. Hanashobu is very similar to Ayame (Iris sanguinea) and Kakitsubata (Íris laevigata) of the same genus of iris. They can be identified by the different appearance of the base of the petal. The yellow pattern identifies Hanashobu's Japanese irises.
Kakitsubata (Íris Laevigata): it grows on semi-humid soil and is less popular, but it is also grown extensively. It is found growing in shallow water and seems to prefer swampy, calm lagoons, although it can also be grown in moist soil, if conditions are right. The flowers are usually blue, purple or violet and have unique color patterns, including some types with predominantly white flowers with blue spots, called washino-o and dark purples with white edges, called maikujaku.
Ayame (Iris Sanguinea): it is the iris that normally grows wild on dry land in Japan. It has greyish green leaves, a non-branched flowering stem and flowers in shades of reddish-purple, blue to bluish-purple, red-violet, with a white variant.
End of May to Mid of June
Iris Festival Shonai Ryokuchi Nagoya
The Early Summer Iris Flower Festival (Hana shobu), takes place every year between…
Iris Festival - Higashi Okazaki Park
More than 10.000 irises from 120 species will be blooming in the 2.900 meter Okazaki park…
Iris Festival - Toyokawa Akatsukayama Park
The Iris Akatsukayama garden (赤 塚 山 公園) in Toyokawa City has about 100 species of flowers…
Garden Iris Kamo Hana-Shobu Toyohashi
A beautiful iris garden of the old historical and traditional Kamo shrine in the city of…