Iris japonica Eco Easter Cardiocrinum castor bean-shaped leaves

castor bean-shaped leaves

In the 1900s

The palmate-leaved (looks like a Japanese maple) Scarlet rose mallow has 6" brilliant red flowers on nice upright stems to 8' tall

nekkid stalks of very deep rosy pink flowers

sandpaper-like foliage adorns fuzzy creeping stems (5' wide in 3 years)

Iris japonica Eco Easter Cardiocrinum castor bean-shaped leavesThis Don Jacobs selection of the easy to grow evergreen groundcover Iris japonica was made for its increased hardiness and floriferous nature. Iris japonica is notoriously lacking in floral power, but such is not the case with 'Eco Easter'. The deer resistant iris fans emerge from spreading rhizomes, similar to Iris tectorum, but considerably faster. In early April in NC, the fans are topped with numerous floral sprays of lavender blue flowers a