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Fringed iris
Iris japonica
About
Iris japonica, commonly known as fringed iris, shaga and butterfly flower, is a native of China and Japan. It is a species in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Limniris and within the Lophiris section. It is a rhizomatous perennial plant, with pale blue, lavender or white flowers with an orange or yellow crest. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions.
- Family
- Iridaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Iris japonica
- Slug
- iris-japonica
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Iris
- Species
- japonica
- Wikidata QID
- Q161452
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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