Arranging Iris
I'm sleepy...
It really is spring...
In spring, one sleeps where the dawn surprises not...
What comes next? 💦 I forgot (lol)
Today was my Ikebana lesson.
The flower material was "Iris"
Can you read it? It's difficult, isn't it? I couldn't read it either 😅
It is read as "Ichihatsu".
Ichihatsu: A perennial plant of the genus Iris in the Iridaceae family.
Native to China, it was introduced during the Muromachi period.
It has yellow rhizomes underground. The leaves are 2.5-3.5 cm wide and 60 cm long, sword-shaped.
The flowering season is in May, with flower stalks standing 30-50 cm tall, branching to produce 2-3 flowers.
Among plants in the Iridaceae family, it is called "Ichihatsu" (first one) because it is the first to bloom in spring.
It also has the English name "roof Iris" because its strong roots, which spread underground, were used to plant it on thatched roofs.
Although thatched roofs are rare now, there has been a custom since ancient times of planting Ichihatsu on them. By utilizing the strong rooting nature of Ichihatsu, the roots fix and reinforce the seams of the thatch laid from both sides. It is also said that Ichihatsu has a protective effect against fires and strong winds.
The photo above is the blue-purple type common among Iridaceae plants, but for flower arrangements, the white-flowered "Shirobana Ichihatsu" is often used.
Unlike Japanese irises, irises, or rabbit-ear irises (kakitsubata), the leaves are slightly wider and thicker, and have a stronger undulation. The goal is to arrange them to show off these undulations beautifully, but...
This time, the lesson was on a fixed arrangement style called "Shikisai Moribana Yoshiki Hon-i".
It appeared before, but we use a round flower holder called "Shippo".
While paying attention to the number and orientation of the leaves and where to place the flowers so they look beautiful, and while following the rules—this balance is quite difficult 💦
It took about an hour, but I managed to finish it.
Flower materials: Ichihatsu, Thistle (red flower), Asparagus fern
The Ichihatsu flowers this time were a bit delicate, while the thistles were large, making the main material, the Ichihatsu, look like it was being overpowered 💦 There's nothing I can do about that (*´艸｀)
I cannot arrange them any other way, so there will be no transformation.
I arranged them the same way at home.
Thistles have thorns on their leaves, you know.
I was practicing while saying "Ouch!" and "Ouch!" 🤣
The world of flowers is already completely in "spring" mode.✨
Thank you for watching again today. (*ˊᵕˋ*)੭ ੈ