Hanashobu

Iris ensata var. ensata

The birth flower for May 8

Location: Copilot
Location: Meiji Shrine
Location: Meiji Shrine
Location: Illust:Yuki @Kagiken (Science&Technology Inst.co.,Tokyo )
Location: Horikiri Shobuen
Location: East Gardens of th Imperial Palace
Location: Kyoto Hotel
Location: Meiji Shrine
Location: Horikiri Shobuen
Location: East Gardens of th Imperial Palace
Location: Tokyo Metropolitan Jindai Botanical Park
Location: Kyoto Hotel
Location: East Gardens of th Imperial Palace
Location: Meiji Shrine
Location: East Gardens of th Imperial Palace
Location: Horikiri Shobuen

Flower name
Hanashobu
Scientific name
Iris ensata var. ensata
Aliasショウブ, 花菖蒲, 菖蒲, Japanese Iris
Place of originJapan
Place of floweringRiver, pond, Rice paddies
Flowering seasonMay, June, July
Language of flowerskind heart

What is Hanashobu

Birth flowers for May 8

The birth flower for May 8 is ,,Hanashobu or Japanese Iris です。
A drop of flowers and poetry, one each day. From Kagiken's Flower Guide, we deliver words that bloom softly in your heart.
Aqua (Waterdrop Poetry), Copilot(Illustration), Editing & Translation: Mizuho @Kagiken.

Hanashobu(Iris ensata var. ensata) Illustration by Copilot
Note: The Japanese text in the illustration has the same meaning as Aqua's water droplet poem.
Aqua is a water spirit.

💧Hanasyobu's Drop Poem “A Single Drop Standing by the Water's Edge”

by Aqua

On a morning when the wind gently caressed the water’s surface,
the iris stood quietly.

Its purple petals
still gently held
the droplet that had fallen before dawn.

The droplet nestled against the flower’s shadow,
“This feels like my place…”
and its chest swelled softly.

The color of the flower reflected on the water’s surface
painted the world anew with every ripple,
and in that light,
the droplet felt as though it had grown just a little.

The iris said,
“Every time you fall,
　the water’s surface draws a new pattern.”

The droplet blushed
and gently dissolved into the water.

Hanashobu or Japanese Iris

Hanashobu or Japanese Iris ( scientific name: Iris ensata var. Ensata) is a horticultural variety of Nohana shobu (scientific name: I. e. Var. Spontanea) and is a perennial herb of the genus Iridaceae. In early summer, the flower spikes are extended from the tip of the upright flower stem to make large flowers bloom. There are Edo, Ise, Higo, Nagai and foreign origins.
Ayome (Scientific name: Iris sanguinea) > And, it is similar to Kakitsubata, Shallow-flowered Iris or Rabbitear Iris ( scientific name: Iris laevigata) and it is hard to identify. How to identify

Hanashobu (I. ensata var. Ensata) have yellow spots at the base of the petals (outer coat).
Ayame or Siberian iris (I. sanguinea) has a rope pattern, and there are jaundice in the external flower cover.Kakitsubata( I. laevigata) has white spots. In order of flowering time, it is Ayame or Siberian iris (I. sanguinea) → Kakitsubata (I. laevigata) → Hanashobu (I. ensata var. Ensata) → Nohana shobu (I. e. Var. Spontanea).
Ayame (I. sanguinea), Hanashobu (I. ensata var. Ensata) and Kakitsubata (I. laevigata) are plants of the iris family and sweet flag (scientific name: Acorus calamus var. Angustatus) is a plant of the family Schyb.

●feature　Japanese Iris　https://www.flower-db.com/en/special/25/2

Common name: Japanese Iris, scientific name: Iris ensata var. ensata,synonym: Iris ensata var. hortensis, life type: perennial, height: 50-100 cm, leaf, Sword-shaped, flowering period: May-July, flower diameter: 15 cm, color: purple, violet, purple, lilac, peach, yellow, white and rims and aperture