Japanese Iris

"Iris sanguinea" is a rhizomatous flowering plant in the genus "Iris" and in the series "Sibiricae". It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in temperate regions. It is one of the species considered a Japanese iris. It is from Asia, found between Russia, Mongolia, China, Japan and Korea. It has grey green leaves, an unbranched flowering stem and flowers in reddish-purple shades, from blue to blue-purple, red-violet, with a rare white variant.