Pseudata Introductions

2011 Pseudata Introductions

from Hiroshi Shimizu

RORYU                  40-43" M
An old dragon

This tall beauty opens from a burgundy bud which shows a distinct yellow rim. The stalk carries two branches plus the terminal and can have at least nine flowers opening in succession. The lemon yellow falls lightly veined red are rounded and ruffled, and the deep red eyelash pattern almost completely covers the yellow signal. I actually took 8 pictures of this variety over the 2010 bloom season. It won the best seedling award at our Francis Scott Key Iris Society show in 2010. $35.00

SHORYU NO MAI      45" ML
Dance of a Flying Dragon

Rising high above extremely nice foliage, this ruffled beauty has a very distinct form to the flower falls. The inner part of the fall is narrow and then widens out and remains in a more horizontal plane. The edges of the falls ruffle nicely. This variety won the best seedling of our local beardless iris show in 2009. $35.00

TAREMURASAKI              45-48" M
Drooping Purple

I have wrestled with this introduction. The flower has a form which is more desirable to the Japanese taste than to our American Iris Society judges. The proportion of the falls is a little long, making the flower have a “droopy” appearance, but to me the appearance is delicate. The plant is very vigorous and the stalk has three branches plus the terminal. As a landscape plant in an Oriental garden TAREMURASAKI would excel. If I had not introduced this plant, it would have been dug out and ceased to exist; that would be a crime. $25.00

YARAI                  27" VE
Night Thunder

Yarai is one of the first pseudatas to bloom, and my clump shot shows it in bloom with a late Siberian, Esther CDM. It is one of Mr. Shimizu’s medium height varieties blooming at only 27 inches but the stalks are well branched and carry lots of buds for a long bloom season. The flowers present an orange appearance from a distance but are actually a light yellow background which is lightly veined and speckled wine red. The prominent deep yellow signal adds pizzazz. $35.00

YORU NO AKARI               38" M
Light of the Night Town

Looking a little like the 2010 introduction, “Yasha”, this rose over a cream base is darker and shorter and proved to be more striking in the garden. The stalk is also higher branched than “Yasha”. I love how the color changes as the flower continues to open and expand. The deep wine eyelash pattern extends almost to the edge of the fall. The foliage on this plant has the deep purple base. $35.00

YOTSUGI                      31" M
Four Trees

I would love to see this variety grown in pots in everyone’s back yard water feature. It is shorter than many of the pseudatas. The plant is very vigorous and the striking flowers are larger than many of the other pseudatas. It displays the characteristic of “pushing buds” giving it a long bloom season even though the stalk only has the terminal and one branch. Some of the later flowers might be below the foliage but the black down in the signal and the large round bright yellow color of the signal will definitely make the flowers stand out. The first flower that bloomed for Mr. Shimizu had four falls and he explains, “The word ‘Yotugi” means a village name in Horikiri area, where an old Hanashoubu garden ‘YOTUGI-EN’ existed in old times.” $35.00


2011 Pseudata Introductions
from Hiroshi Shimizu

RORYU 40-43" M An old dragon This tall beauty opens from a burgundy bud which shows a distinct yellow rim. The stalk carries two branches plus the terminal and can have at least nine flowers opening in succession. The lemon yellow falls lightly veined red are rounded and ruffled, and the deep red eyelash pattern almost completely covers the yellow signal. I actually took 8 pictures of this variety over the 2010 bloom season. It won the best seedling award at our Francis Scott Key Iris Society show in 2010. $35.00


		SHORYU NO MAI 45" ML Dance of a Flying Dragon Rising high above extremely nice foliage, this ruffled beauty has a very distinct form to the flower falls. The inner part of the fall is narrow and then widens out and remains in a more horizontal plane. The edges of the falls ruffle nicely. This variety won the best seedling of our local beardless iris show in 2009. $35.00


TAREMURASAKI 45-48" M Drooping Purple I have wrestled with this introduction. The flower has a form which is more desirable to the Japanese taste than to our American Iris Society judges. The proportion of the falls is a little long, making the flower have a “droopy” appearance, but to me the appearance is delicate. The plant is very vigorous and the stalk has three branches plus the terminal. As a landscape plant in an Oriental garden TAREMURASAKI would excel. If I had not introduced this plant, it would have been dug out and ceased to exist; that would be a crime. $25.00


	YARAI 27" VE Night Thunder Yarai is one of the first pseudatas to bloom, and my clump shot shows it in bloom with a late Siberian, Esther CDM. It is one of Mr. Shimizu’s medium height varieties blooming at only 27 inches but the stalks are well branched and carry lots of buds for a long bloom season. The flowers present an orange appearance from a distance but are actually a light yellow background which is lightly veined and speckled wine red. The prominent deep yellow signal adds pizzazz. $35.00


YORU NO AKARI 38" M Light of the Night Town Looking a little like the 2010 introduction, “Yasha”, this rose over a cream base is darker and shorter and proved to be more striking in the garden. The stalk is also higher branched than “Yasha”. I love how the color changes as the flower continues to open and expand. The deep wine eyelash pattern extends almost to the edge of the fall. The foliage on this plant has the deep purple base. $35.00


	YOTSUGI 31" M Four Trees I would love to see this variety grown in pots in everyone’s back yard water feature. It is shorter than many of the pseudatas. The plant is very vigorous and the striking flowers are larger than many of the other pseudatas. It displays the characteristic of “pushing buds” giving it a long bloom season even though the stalk only has the terminal and one branch. Some of the later flowers might be below the foliage but the black down in the signal and the large round bright yellow color of the signal will definitely make the flowers stand out. The first flower that bloomed for Mr. Shimizu had four falls and he explains, “The word ‘Yotugi” means a village name in Horikiri area, where an old Hanashoubu garden ‘YOTUGI-EN’ existed in old times.” $35.00