Iris japonica 'Eco Improved' (syn. 'Eco Easter?)
Iridaceae
ORIGIN: China - Garden Selection
USDA PLANT HARDINESS ZONE: 7-10
SOIL: Moist, Semi-dry shade. Well Drained.
EXPOSURE: Filtered Light to Part Shade.
GENERAL HABIT: Fast spreading, evergreen herbaceous
perennial. Grows via stolons vs. rhizomes. Plant grows to
10-15" high and can spread 2-3ft.
FOLIAGE: Glossy, pale to medium green sword like foliage.
Persistent foliage, but looks unsightly during winter months.
FLOWER & FRUIT: Very pale blue, paper like blooms with
delicated violet markings and a deep yellow throat.
COMMENTS:
Confused by the cultivar name. My plant came from the
Elisabeth C. Miller Botanic Garden labelled as I. 'Eco
Improved', supposedly an improvement of the species shared
to them by plantsman John Elsley. I. 'Eco Easter', introduced
by Don Jacobs, is more well known and I'm suspecting that its
the same variety. Much more compact and tidy compared to
the natural habit of the straight species.
Iridaceae
ORIGIN: China - Garden Selection
USDA PLANT HARDINESS ZONE: 7-10
SOIL: Moist, Semi-dry shade. Well Drained.
EXPOSURE: Filtered Light to Part Shade.
GENERAL HABIT: Fast spreading, evergreen herbaceous
perennial. Grows via stolons vs. rhizomes. Plant grows to
10-15" high and can spread 2-3ft.
FOLIAGE: Glossy, pale to medium green sword like foliage.
Persistent foliage, but looks unsightly during winter months.
FLOWER & FRUIT: Very pale blue, paper like blooms with
delicated violet markings and a deep yellow throat.
COMMENTS:
Confused by the cultivar name. My plant came from the
Elisabeth C. Miller Botanic Garden labelled as I. 'Eco
Improved', supposedly an improvement of the species shared
to them by plantsman John Elsley. I. 'Eco Easter', introduced
by Don Jacobs, is more well known and I'm suspecting that its
the same variety. Much more compact and tidy compared to
the natural habit of the straight species.
