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fringed iris
It's spring when peach blossoms and cherry blossoms compete. Chuo-ku, where there is a map of cherry blossoms, has many flowers and delights your eyes.
A few years ago, around May, I walked along the back street on the Tsukuda side of the Sumida River Terrace.
When I entered the road from Tsukuda-ohashi Bridge, I saw a cute white flower.
Several white overlapping flowers grew naturally, not as if they were planted.
It was also seen on the side street of the Tsukishima Suimon.
The following year, when I passed the same place in April, I saw more stocks than the previous year.
It seems that last year was the end of blooming.
I went home and looked into it. It was a flower called fringed iris.
In kanji, it seems to be described as shooting, writing shaga, or butterfly flower.
Is the scientific name "Iris Japonica" iris sanguinea of Japan?
However, it is native to China, and it is a plant that has been naturalized in Japan quite old.
It was cloudy, but after a long time I took a walk on the Tsukuda side. From Kachidokibashi, I went to the road I used to walk through the Tsukishima River Suimon Terrace connecting bridge completed in September.
I realized that it was blooming quite a lot. I also found a small panel with the names of the photos and flowers.
It seems that flowering is around April, but is it a little early this year?
There are no seeds, so I don't know why the stock will increase. It seems that the roots are deep and long, and they are not suitable for potted plants.
It seems vulnerable to direct sunlight and seems to grow well in shades and shades.
It may be a sober existence that blooms in an inconspicuous place, but it is a very beautiful and cute flower.
I'm picking up Mt. Takao on the Keio Electric Railway TV commercial. When it comes to Takao's spring flower, fringed iris's name and instant video appear first. It's a lot of fun.
It was only Hakozakigawa Daiichi Park that noticed fringed iris in Chuo-ku.
On the way back to Tsukuda this time, I found fringed iris shining white in planting a new apartment in Minato. That's also 5 plants.
I went around the apartment, but only the west-facing street side was blooming. It's a high apartment, so it's going to be shaded.
I was moved by this kind of Ossan finding the flowers.
I think it will bloom until around May. Why don't you look for it?
It is Chuo-ku, where Nihonbashi and Ginza are located, but you may be able to encounter small nature.