花菖蒲(はなしょうぶ )

Back to my Japan Homestay Program, what really caught my eyes were not the Japanese girls of course. At there it was summer and it is beginning of summer. Usually around April -June 花菖蒲 or in English is Iris ensata or some people said it is a sword-leaved Iris is from iris family.
花菖蒲(hana-shoubu) which mean victory flower. Great name huh?! It grows on moist area and can withstand some dryness. The colour vary from purple, indigo and white.