Iris japonica

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Iris japonica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Iris
Subgenus: Iris subg. Limniris
Section: Iris sect. Lophiris
Species:
I. japonica
Binomial name
Iris japonica
Synonyms [1]
  • Evansia chinensis(Curtis) Salisb.
  • Evansia fimbriata(Vent.) Decne.
  • Evansia japonica(Thunb.) Klatt
  • Iris chinensisCurtis
  • Iris fimbriataVent.
  • Iris japonica f. japonica (none known)
  • Iris japonica f. pallescensP.L.Chiu & Y.T.Zhao
  • Iris squalensThunb. [Illegitimate]
  • Moraea fimbriata(Vent.) Loisel.
  • Xiphion fimbriatum(Vent.) Alef.

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.

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Description

Iris japonica is similar in form to Iris confusa , but the leaves are at ground level. [2]

It has short, slender, greenish, creeping rhizomes. [3] It spreads by sending out thin, wiry, [2] long stolons. [4] They are shallow rooted, [5] and form dense carpets and clumps. [6] It is not invasive. [7]

It has basal [3] deep green, [4] dark green, yellowish green, [3] or light green leaves. [8] These are glossy (or shiny) on one side and dull on the other side. [2] They are tinted, reddish purple, close to the rhizome and do not have a midvein. [2] These lance-shaped leaves [9] can grow up to 25–60 cm (10–24 in) tall and 1.5–3.5 cm wide. [3] The leaves are generally described as evergreen, [10] and grow in a broad fan, [9] with arching tips. [7]

It has wiry, stout stems that can grow up to 25–80 cm (10–31 in) tall. [2] The 5–12 short, slender flower-bearing branches [6] (or pedicels) are near the top of the plant. [3] The stiff pedicels can reach between 1.5 and 2.5 cm (1 and 1 in) long. [3] The flowering stem (and branches) grow higher than the leaves. [4] The stems have 3–5 spathes (leaves of the flower bud), which are lanceolate, [4] and 9.5–2.2 cm (4–1 in) long. [6]

The stems (and the many branches) hold between two and four flowers, [3] in spring and early summer, [7] between March and April (in Japan) [3] or April and May. [11] [ verification needed ]

The flowers are like Iris cristata flowers but paler and fancier. The short lasting flowers open in succession (one after another), [12] for between 2 [11] and 5 weeks. [10] These flowers have a clove pinks aroma.

The flattish, [11] flowers are 4.5–6 cm (2–2 in) in diameter, [3] and come in shades of pale blue, [2] or pale lavender, [11] or lilac, [4] or purple, [12] to white. [2]

It has two pairs of petals, three large sepals (outer petals), known as the 'falls' and three inner, smaller petals (or tepals, known as the 'standards'). [12] The falls are elliptic or obovate, with a spreading limb and blue or purple/violet blotching, spots, (or dots) around a central yellow signal patch around a visible yellow, [3] or orange crest. [11] They are 2.5–3 cm (1–1 in) long and 1.4–2 cm wide. The standards are elliptic or narrowly obovate. They are 2.8–3 cm (1–1 in) long and 1.5–2.1 cm wide. The standards spreading to the same plane as the falls, [13] creating the 'flat' look. All the petals are fringed (fimbriated) around the edges. [3]

It has a 1.1–2 cm long perianth tube, 0.8–1.2 cm long stamens, white anthers and 7–10 mm ovary. It has 0.5–0.75 long and pale blue style branches. The terminal lobes are fimbriated (fringed). [3]

After the iris has flowered, between May and June, it produces an ellipsoid-cylindric, non-beaked seed capsule, which is 2.5–3 cm long and 1.2–1.5 cm wide. Inside the capsule, it has dark brown seeds with a small aril. [3]

Biochemistry

Tetra-hydroxy-6-methoxyisoflavone, also known as Irilin D (C17H14O7), was found in Iris japonica, Belamcanda chinensis (Iris domestica) and Iris bungei . Junipergenin B (Dalospinosin) can be found in the leaves of Juniperus seravschanica and the roots of Iris japonica. [14]

Genetics

As most irises are diploid, having two sets of chromosomes, this can be used to identify hybrids and classification of groupings. [10] Chromosome numbers in irises have been the subject of numerous studies. Findings include 2n=54, Kazuao, 1929; 2n=34,36, Simonet, 1932; 2n=36, Sharma & Tal., 1960; 2n=36 Kurosawa, 1971; 2n=31,33,54, Chimphamba, 1973; 2n=54, Mao & Xue, 1986; 2n=28,34,36,54, Colasante & Sauer, 1993; 2n=28, Dong et al. 1994; 2n=28 to 60 and Yen, Yang, & Waddick, 1995. [6]

It is a triploid plant (3n chromosomes) that does not produce seed and therefore can not be propagated by vegetative means (seed or division) while in China, it can also be diploid. This is the reason why the Japanese think that a triploid specimen was imported from China to Japan. Then over time, it has become naturalized. Plants growing wild in Japan were counted as 2n=54 for infertile triploid forms. In China, wild forms are counted as 2n=36. [15]

Taxonomy

Iris japonica illustration in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 1797 Iris-japonica.jpg
Iris japonica illustration in Curtis's Botanical Magazine , 1797

It has the common names of 'fringed iris', [12] 'Shaga' (in Japan), [16] and butterfly flower (in China). [17]

It is written as 蝴蝶花 in Chinese script, [3] and known as hu die hua in Pidgin in China. [3] It is written as シ ャ ガ, 射干 in Japanese script.

The Latin specific epithet japonica refers to from Japan, even though the plant is thought to have originated in China.

Iris japonica was first named by Carl Peter Thunberg, (the Swedish botanist) in his 1784 publication, 'Flora Japonica'. [17] It was introduced to Europe in 1792 from China, by Thomas Evans of the East India Company. [12] It was then first published and described by Thunberg in Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (Trans. Linn. Soc. London) Volume 2 page 327 on 1 May 1794. [3] [6] [12] The species description was published in Curtis Botanical Magazine in 1797. [4] Iris fimbriata was later classified as a synonym of Iris japonica. [1]

It has received an Award of Garden Merit from the RHS. [12] [18]

Distribution and habitat

Iris japonica growing in Osaka, Japan Iris japonica1.jpg
Iris japonica growing in Osaka, Japan

It is native to temperate and tropical regions of Asia. [19]

As it is a triploid plant in Japan, which means the plant does not produce any seed, all of the habitat expansion is thought to be artificial. Though it can be found in woods across Japan that appear wild, the plant's existence often indicates that the area used to be inhabited by humans and was abandoned [20]

Range

It is found in China, within the Chinese provinces, of Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, [5] Xizang, Yunnan, and Zhejiang. [3] [19]

It is found in Japan on the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. [16]

In tropical Asia, it occurs in Myanmar (Burma). [12] In 2014, it was found in Mongolia. [21]

Habitat

I. japonica grows on forest margins, [3] in wet grasslands (or meadows), [3] among rocks by streams, [12] and along hillsides, [9] or rocky slopes. [12] The species occurs at altitudes of 500 to 800 m (1,600 to 2,600 ft) above sea level in Japan, [22] and 2,400 to 3,400 m (7,900 to 11,200 ft) above sea level in China. [3]

Cultivation

Iris japonica growing in Fukushima, Japan Iris japonica 5.JPG
Iris japonica growing in Fukushima, Japan

Iris japonica is very common in cultivation in USA, [2] it is the most commonly cultivated crested iris in the UK. [10] [23]

It is hardy to between USDA Zone 7 and Zone 10. [7] It is also hardy to European Zone H3. [24] It is very easy to grow in a Mediterranean climate in sheltered positions. [7] Within the UK, it is hardy in Devon and Cornwall, [4] and some other parts of southern UK. [11] It prefers the protection of a sheltered sunny wall. Some cultivars of Iris japonica are more hardy than others. [11] However, an extremely cold winter (or late frosts) may adversely affect the flowering of this species, [12] and the foliage becomes tatty, [23] or browned. [11]

It should be grown in well-drained soils, [2] but moist soils are preferred. [9] It can tolerate neutral or acidic soils (PH levels between 6.5 and 7.8)., [25] though prefers slightly acidic soils (including peat banks). [23] It is not tolerant of salty water. [26] It has average water needs during the growing season, [7] wet or damp conditions during the winter may cause the root to rot. [7] It can tolerate positions between full sun and partial shade, [2] but prefers partial shade. [7]

It can be grown in a mixed flower border, as a ground cover plant [7] and can be also grown in containers in sheltered positions. [9] The stems and dead leaves should be removed after flowering to keep the plant tidy and help it, for next years growth. [9]

In frost prone areas, it can be grown in a cool greenhouse. [4] The plants are rested in summer (after the spring flowering), and then started again in the late autumn. If it cannot be grown in a cool house, it should be given a sheltered position, with shrubs where it is protected from the morning sun. [11]

It does not have any serious disease or insect problems, [7] but pests (such as thrips, slugs and snails), occasionally damage plants by feeding on the flowers or foliage. [5] [9] The aphid Aulacorthum magnoliae can be found on the plant. [27] It can be susceptible to attack by Japanese beetle. [28]

Propagation

It can be propagated by division or by seed growing. [9] [25] The seed is best sown in a cold frame, as soon as the capsules are ripe. Stored seed can also be sown in a cold frame in the Spring. Seedlings should be pricked out into small pots when large enough. They are then grown for another year in a greenhouse or cold frame. The new plants then can be planted into the ground in late spring or early summer of the third year. [25] Division is best carried out after flowering during July or August. Large clumps of plants can then be re-planted in new sites. Smaller clumps should be potted and grown in a cold frame until there have formed sufficient roots to survive, they then can be planted in the Spring. [25]

Hybrids and cultivars

Iris japonica has many named cultivars. [5]

Cultivars include:

White-flowered forms collected from Zhejiang were named as Iris japonica f. pallescens by P. L. Chiu & Y. T. Zhao (in Y. T. Zhao, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 18: 58. 1980). [3] But these were later classified as a synonym of Iris japonica. [1]

Toxicity

Like many other irises, most parts of the plant are poisonous (rhizome and leaves), if mistakenly ingested can cause stomach pains and vomiting. Also handling the plant may cause a skin irritation or an allergic reaction. [12] [25]

Uses

In Japan, it is used as a source of starch. The rhizomes are ground up to access the starch. In China, it is used in herbal medicines, the rhizome is used to treat injuries. As a decoction, it is used to treat bronchitis, internal injuries, rheumatism, and swellings. [5] [12]

In Japan, the iris was encouraged or planted on the tops of hills, within castles, the slippery fans of the iris leaves were used to slow marauding invaders to allow defending armies to protect the castle. [23]

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