| Iris | |
| Japanese Iris | |
| Japanese Water Iris | |
| Japanese Flag | |
| Russian Iris | |
| Hanashobu |
| Classification: | Japanese (Ensata) |
| Bloom Season: | Very Early |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Black Violet |
| Life cycle: | Biennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 12 +10 °C (50 °F) to +15.6 °C (60 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7a |
| Flowers: | Other |
| Underground structures: | Caudex |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Other Beneficial Insects |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Seeds are hydrophilic |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Offsets |
| Pollinators: | Flies |
| Conservation status: | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
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