Iris pseudata - ‘Ryugan’

Iris × pseudata 'Ryugan' (translated from Japanese as "Dragon's Eye") is a highly celebrated, award-winning interspecies hybrid water iris. Bred by the legendary Hiroshi Shimizu and registered in 2008 by Carol Warner, this plant is considered a masterwork in the Pseudata class. It is the prestigious recipient of the American Iris Society's 2021 Randolph Perry Medal (the top honor for this class), prized for its uniquely dramatic "eyelash" markings and incredibly generous blooming habit—all while being completely sterile and non-invasive