{"product_id":"iris-confusa-japan-selection","title":"Iris confusa Japan selection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIris confusa\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003ebamboo iris\u003c\/strong\u003e, grows like no iris you have met: broad evergreen leaf fans perch on slender, upright, bamboo-like canes, so a colony reads as jungle understorey twelve months a year. Then in April and May every cane releases an airy, branched spray of dozens of small white to lavender flowers, gold-crested and violet-speckled, like butterflies hovering over the foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur stock is the \u003cstrong\u003eJapan selection\u003c\/strong\u003e, regarded as the hardiest form in cultivation: H3, to around -7C in a sheltered spot, with quick recovery from any winter leaf scorch. The running rhizomes knit steadily into an elegant groundcover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e light shade to gentle sun; woodland edge or warm wall foot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e moist but well-drained, humus-rich.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e canes to around 60-80 cm, spreading steadily.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e H3; mulch rhizomes in cold gardens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRun it beneath taller \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border plants\u003c\/a\u003e, among ferns with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-shade\"\u003eplants for shade\u003c\/a\u003e, or alongside \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hemiboea-subcapitata\"\u003eHemiboea\u003c\/a\u003e for a shaded floor with two seasons of surprise. Another quiet rarity in the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNursery-grown divisions. Winter honesty in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eseasonal expectations guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"17cm \/ 2L","offer_id":58370043019647,"sku":"IRISCONF17","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/iris.jpg?v=1789653201","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/iris-confusa-japan-selection","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}