1968, Witt
'Kamayama' This cultivar was obtained from Japan in 1968 by Jean Witt and has not received a properly registered name. It is 36" (91 cm) tall, a vigorous rich violet and is probably an example of Iris sanguinea variety violacea Makino. Iris sanguinea Hornem ex Donn.
References: Flora of Japan, 1965 notes "Var. violacea Makino. I. kamayama Makino 'Kamayama-Shobu'. Leaves narrower and firmer, slightly tortuous, deeper green; flowers deep violet, the inner perianth-segments slightly longer. Said to have been introduced from Korea and sometimes to be planted in our area."
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I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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jpg | IsanguineaKamayama01.jpg | manage | 60 K | 25 Nov 2013 - 20:07 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Sans Souci Nursery |
jpg | Kamayama03.jpg | manage | 286 K | 12 Jan 2017 - 03:50 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Homestead Farms Nursery |
jpg | Kamayama1.jpg | manage | 30 K | 15 Jun 2016 - 18:42 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Tranquil Lake Nursery |
jpg | kamayama01.jpg | manage | 64 K | 17 Jul 2015 - 14:02 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Barry Blyth-Australia |
jpg | kamayama02.jpg | manage | 86 K | 17 Jul 2015 - 14:03 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Barry Blyth-Australia |
jpg | kamayama1.jpg | manage | 196 K | 07 Jul 2019 - 21:37 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Eleanor Hutchison, near Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada,Z3 |