Sauromatum venosum Lake Tana Andropogon insanely vigorous clump topped with

insanely vigorous clump topped with an abundance of 2" wide magenta-purple flowers

cupped blue foliage

fan-shaped leaves are typical sabal foliage

(aka: Iris japonica Signa 03S263 ex) Iris japonica 'Skirt Chaser' is a selection we named and introduced in 2012 from a batch of Iris japonica seed that we planted in 2004 from The American Iris Society's species group

Sauromatum venosum Lake Tana Andropogon insanely vigorous clump topped withSauromatum venosum is a wide ranging species, from India to Africa. Virtually everything in cultivation is from India. Our offering of Sauromatum 'Lake Tana' comes from the Southern end of the range thanks to an Uwe Scharf 6,000' elevation collection from Ethiopia's Dek Island in the middle of Lake Tana. The inflorescence of Sauromatum 'Lake Tana', which emerges for us in mid May, is bright yellow, spotted along the edge with large blotches of purple.