Iris pseudata 'Himebotaru' [FIREFLY] 6/2022 SPX G4-

Iris pseudata 'Himebotaru' [FIREFLY] 6/2022 SPX G4- (Shimizu by Carol Warner, 2014) White Pseudata Iris SPX Beardless, Mature plant size: 39in., Standards creamy white, very small; style arms light lemon-yellow, tips very lightly veined lavender; Falls white, signal bright yellow veined deep wine, deep wine eyelash halo. , USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW25, In Garden Bed G4 for 303 DAYS (Draycott,). Planted in 2021.

 

AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY: 'Himebotaru' ( Carol Warner, R. 2014) SPEC-X (pseudata), 39" (99 cm), Early to midseason bloom. Standards creamy white, very small; style arms light lemon-yellow, tips very lightly veined lavender; Falls white, signal bright yellow veined deep wine, deep wine eyelash halo. 'Gubijin' X mixed JI pollen, plant from Hiroshi Shimizu. Draycott 2014.

 

DRAYCOTT GARDENS: HIMEBOTARU (Hiroshi Shimizu, 2014) 35"

The falls on this variety are more round than the other introduced whites and I think the white is more of a pure white than the others. It has proved to be very vigorous and a heavy bloomer. Once in a while it will produce flowers with five falls and five style arms. Oh, how I wish it would do that all of the time.

 

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2022:

 

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