Iris dabashanensis 8a 30" tall x 6' wide

30" tall x 6' wide clump is adorned with stunning bicolor flowers with red tips and white lips

Japan native that we originally received from Eco Gardens

much darker green

flowering stems

all in one genus

Iris dabashanensis 8a 30" tall x 6' wideWe are thrilled to offer the very rare, South Central Chinese native Iris dabashanensis, which looks far more like an evergreen ornamental grass than an iris. It's a story of confusion, however, that goes back to the 1800s. For years, this iris was cultivated by collectors as Iris henryi, but it turned out to be incorrectly identified and was actually an un named species, hailing from the alkaline soil woodlands of Daba Mountain. Thanks to the work of