Japanese Roof Iris Seeds

Japanese roof iris is also useful in wet areas such as around ponds and fountains.

Japanese roof iris seeds.

It is very delicate and pretty but has an interesting past so it is no wonder that i love it. Plant the rhizome with the roots spread out and the crown of the plant where the leaves and rhizome meet 2 to 3 inches deep. Japanese iris care will include the division of the rhizomes every three to four years. But they do not require a great deal of water so they can be used in rock gardens.

Be careful they look like grass at the seedling stage until they develop the distinctive flat fan arrangement of leaves that are typical of the iris family. The common name is derived from the historical use on thatched roofs in its native china and japan. Other legends indicate it was used to ward off evil spirits. I m looking for guidance starting iris tectorum seeds.

Been considering winter sowing them and wondering if thats a good idea. It is grown on thatch roofs in japan hence its most common vernacular name. Some sources suggest that when space became too precious for anything but food crops japanese women who used the powdered rhizomes as a face powder began growing iris tectorum on their thatch roofs. Plants can cause skin irritations and allergies in some people 238.

Like most perennials it s a good idea to divide your plants every 3 to 4 years to maintain good health. The roots are especially likely to be toxic 238. How to divide japanese iris. In the spring about half of the seeds should have sprouted.

Gemini sage winchester ky zone 6a jan 19 2009. After division consider placing a few rhizomes in pots to live in your water feature or pond. You will notice that your iris clumps expand upwards each year because new roots grow above the old roots consequently forcing the bulbs upwards towards the top of the soil where it is dryer which is not conducive to good growth for these moisture loving plants. Many plants in this genus are thought to be poisonous if ingested so caution is advised 65.

Like all irises it should be planted with the rhizomes just at the surface of the soil. Japanese roof iris is one of those plants. Mark unread print skip to new. As the rhizomes spread this iris can be used for naturalizing and mass planting.

Plant the seeds about to deep and a few inches apart and mark the area. Crowded plants tend to offer fewer blooms. Starting iris tectorum japanese roof iris seeds. Roof iris or root iris.

Or perhaps it was for purely pragmatic reasons to help hold the thatch together. Now let nature take its course. The japanese roof iris is unique amongst irises because it grows about as well in the shade as in the sun. Or is it a wall iris.

Japanese irises grow from a finger shaped fiber covered rhizome which grows in a more upright position than the creeping bearded iris rhizome.