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Iris sanguinea Hornem.

Japanese Iris · Iridaceae

Iris sanguinea is a rhizomatous flowering plant in the genus Iris and in the Iris series Sibiricae.

IridaceaePerennial
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About Japanese Iris

Iris sanguinea is a rhizomatous flowering plant in the genus Iris and in the Iris series Sibiricae. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. It is one of the species considered a Japanese iris. It is from Asia, found between Russia, Mongolia, China, Japan and Korea. It has grey green leaves, an unbranched flowering stem and flowers in reddish-purple shades, from blue to blue-purple, red-violet, with a rare white variant.

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Growing & care

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Native rangeAmur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Mongolia, Primorye, Sakhalin, Yakutiya
ToxicityPets: Not documented · People: Not documented
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