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■(JI) 'Hime Kagami'

1993, Hirao

'Hime Kagami' ( Shuichi Hirao by Society for Japanese Irises, R. 1993) JI (6 falls), 36" (90 cm), Early midseason bloom. Ruffled pink with darker pink veins, signal yellow; style arms pink, crests dark pink. Parentage unknown. Hirao 1976.

See below:
hime-kagami-mu.jpghime01.JPGhime02.JPGhime03.JPGhime04.jpghime05.jpghime06.jpghime07.jpghime070.JPGhime5.JPGhime50.JPGhime51.JPGhime52.JPGHimeKagami by JanLauritzen.jpg

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Awaiting original catalog description
 
 


Culture

Quick Summary of Cultural Directions

FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION Sort
Hardiness Zones 4-8 for most varieties, Some Japanese cultivars tolerate colder, others tolerate warmer zones (please comment in comment box with your location if this cultivar grows well in zone 3, 4, 9, or 10.)
Exposure Prefers full sun for optimal performance, may still bloom in half-day shade
Water: Prefers well drained but moist good garden soil, More tolerant of dry conditions in established plants, Needs swampy conditions especially in Spring bloom season.
PH Prefers Acid solis 6.1 to 7.0, intolerant of limy soils
Fertilizer Prefers rich conditions on organic soils.

-- Main.RPries - 2011-03-07

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-- LaurieFrazer - 2010-04-24
I Attachment Action Size Date Who Comment
HimeKagami_by_JanLauritzen.jpgjpg HimeKagami_by_JanLauritzen.jpg manage 67 K 13 Jun 2010 - 23:27 Main.janlauritzen Photo by Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm
hime-kagami-mu.jpgjpg hime-kagami-mu.jpg manage 27 K 28 Nov 2014 - 20:20 Main.mikeu As photographed at Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm by Mike Unser.
hime01.JPGJPG hime01.JPG manage 777 K 09 Dec 2015 - 03:51 Main.TLaurin Photo by Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm
hime02.JPGJPG hime02.JPG manage 573 K 09 Dec 2015 - 03:52 Main.TLaurin Photo by Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm
hime03.JPGJPG hime03.JPG manage 502 K 09 Dec 2015 - 03:53 Main.TLaurin Photo by Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm
hime04.jpgjpg hime04.jpg manage 60 K 10 Jun 2017 - 02:17 Main.TLaurin Photo by Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm
hime05.jpgjpg hime05.jpg manage 119 K 18 Jun 2018 - 01:59 Main.TLaurin Photo by Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm
hime06.jpgjpg hime06.jpg manage 124 K 29 Jun 2020 - 19:36 Main.TLaurin Photo by Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm
hime07.jpgjpg hime07.jpg manage 133 K 13 Jun 2021 - 21:57 Main.TLaurin Photo by Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm
hime070.JPGJPG hime070.JPG manage 291 K 30 Jun 2022 - 18:47 Main.TLaurin Photo by Chad Harris of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm
hime5.JPGJPG hime5.JPG manage 142 K 26 Jun 2023 - 01:30 Main.TLaurin Photo by Jeff Bennett-Dry Creek Garden
hime50.JPGJPG hime50.JPG manage 179 K 26 Jun 2023 - 01:30 Main.TLaurin Photo by Jeff Bennett-Dry Creek Garden
hime51.JPGJPG hime51.JPG manage 151 K 26 Jun 2023 - 01:30 Main.TLaurin Photo by Jeff Bennett-Dry Creek Garden
hime52.JPGJPG hime52.JPG manage 167 K 26 Jun 2023 - 01:30 Main.TLaurin Photo by Jeff Bennett-Dry Creek Garden
Topic revision: r18 - 06 Jul 2023, Harloiris
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