Iris Laevigata * Water Iris * Kakitsubata * Aqua Flower * Fresh 5 Seeds * RARE

Iris laevigata or kakitsubata , is a Japanese species of iris related to other members of Iris subgenus Limniris. It is found growing in shallow waters and seems to prefer marshy and still ponds although it can also be grown in damp soil if conditions are right. Flowers are usually blue, purple or violet and have unique colour patterns including some types with predominantly white flowers with blue spots. I. laevigata differs from the Japanese iris mainly in being more dependent on water and in lacking the strong midrib of the foliage. This plant has been cultivated in Japan for more than a thousand years and some varieties mentioned in Japanese gardening books in the late 17th century are still in existence.