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American citizen but a foreign native born in southern Germany, raised in northern Japan. He holds a Ph.D. degree in biblical theology (Center for Advanced Theological Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary). Dr. Waterman mainly lives in Los Angeles, California. He studied various subjects (philosophy, sociology, etc.) and languages in Japan and in America (Hirosaki University, University of Tokyo, Fuller Theological Seminary, and other institutions). Email: markwaterman(at)fuller(dot)edu. Some call him "Dr. Marks".

Monday, March 02, 2020

African Iris　アフリカン・アイリス

My friends, thank you for taking the time to identify this flower!
This is an uninvited flower, i.e., a kind of voluntary flower (seeds?) from somewhere to my front garden and backyard by winds or birds. Uninvited but a beautiful flower! Whatever the reasons for coming to see me, I appreciated "her" presence (^^). After your quick responses and helpful hints, I have surveyed some flower and plant books on the Internet.
As a result of my humble research, I have concluded that this is surely an "iris." So did many of you!
According to the Internet information, California is a famous land of "iris," which has so many varieties in the world; and, especially, they call various kinds of iris grown in the land of California "Californian iris" or "Pacific Coast iris." But I couldn't find out the exact flower type in the list of Californian irises. All of a sudden, however, I noticed an image which is very similar to my iris. It's called Not Californian but "African" iris. Yes, this is African iris!!!


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