Japanese iris usually refers to three species of Iris - iris ayame or iris sanguinea, kakitsubata or iris laevigata or hanashobu

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Japanese iris usually refers to three species of Iris - iris ayame or iris sanguinea, kakitsubata or iris laevigata or hanashobu or iris ensata. The Ensata Iris is the type that is most known outside of Japan and commonly called a Japanese iris. The deep purple or dark blue color of the flowers of the Japanese iris is what this type is known for. The Japanese iris or Japanese water iris is a rhizomatous beardless perennial

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Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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