Iris cristata Edgar Anderson Conradina "kumageanum" means "bear's hair" in

"kumageanum" means "bear's hair" in Japanese

Although it can produce bananas

The 4" long pointed evergreen leaves make a quick growing 1' wide clumping specimen in a rich woodland setting

(syn: Zingiber mioga 'Nakafu') This selection of the edible (flowers and new shoots) Japanese woodland ginger comes from the collection of famed Japanese nursery Gotemba

cattleya orchid-like flowers with a dark purple lip are held above the foliage

Iris cristata Edgar Anderson Conradina "kumageanum" means "bear's hair" inThis large, vigorous selection of the North American native woodland iris, forms an 8" tall x 2' wide patch. Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson', which is one of the earliest Iris cristata clones to flower, is topped, starting in early April (NC), with small, light lavender blue flowers, each with a contrasting white throat and a small darker lavender marking at the base of the beard. Iris cristata 'Edgar Anderson' is named after the late iris researcher