Guide to growing Japanese Iris Kaempferi
The Japanese Iris is a member of the Kaempferi genus. It is a hardy perennial, which flowers in the summer.
Japanese Iris has sword shaped leaves and carries blue, white or purple flowers atop 70 to 90cm long stems.
In addition to the Japanese Iris other members of Kaempferi include the Oriental Iris.
How to grow Japanese Iris
Japanese Iris can be grown outdoors from seed by sowing at a depth of 6mm in the autumn or winter. It is best to sow them into flats in a shady part of the garden. After they have been exposed to the elements for a month or so (frost required), bring the flats indoors until the spring. Give plenty of feed and transplant the seedlings in th early autumn to their final location.
Once ready Japanese Iris should be spaced about 25cm apart. They can grow in either sunny or areas of the garden that have part shade. Japanese Iris and other Kaempferi members like to grow in a soil that is rich, slightly acidic to neutral pH (5.5 to 7), and damp. The germination of Japanese Iris can be anything from one month to one and a half years, so patience is required to grow Japanese Iris.
Caring for Japanese Iris
It is necessary to feed Japanese Iris with liquid manure and to divide it every 4 years to get best results. if you require ore plants then either hand pollinate the flowers to produce seeds or split the tubers once flowering has completed.