Japanese Roof Iris Seeds

Japanese roof iris is one of those plants.

Japanese roof iris seeds.

Mark unread print skip to new. Gemini sage winchester ky zone 6a jan 19 2009. Been considering winter sowing them and wondering if thats a good idea. 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 roots are especially likely to be toxic 238. 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. Roof iris or root iris. But they do not require a great deal of water so they can be used in rock gardens.

It is very delicate and pretty but has an interesting past so it is no wonder that i love it. How to divide japanese iris. Now let nature take its course. Plant the seeds about to deep and a few inches apart and mark the area.

Many plants in this genus are thought to be poisonous if ingested so caution is advised 65. It is grown on thatch roofs in japan hence its most common vernacular name. Roof iris wall iris japanese roof white root iris. Starting iris tectorum japanese roof iris seeds.

In the spring about half of the seeds should have sprouted. After division consider placing a few rhizomes in pots to live in your water feature or pond. As the rhizomes spread this iris can be used for naturalizing and mass planting. Or perhaps it was for purely pragmatic reasons to help hold the thatch together.

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. Like most perennials it s a good idea to divide your plants every 3 to 4 years to maintain good health. Japenese roof iris as a plant collector rather than a garden designer i adore plants that are a bit out of the ordinary and if they come with a good history or story so much the better. Or is it a wall iris.

I m looking for guidance starting iris tectorum seeds. Other legends indicate it was used to ward off evil spirits. Crowded plants tend to offer fewer blooms. Japanese iris care will include the division of the rhizomes every three to four years.

The japanese roof iris is unique amongst irises because it grows about as well in the shade as in the sun. Division keeps growing japanese iris plants in optimum condition to provide the best possible bloom in summer. Like all irises it should be planted with the rhizomes just at the surface of the soil. 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.

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