Iris ensata Dinner Plate 'Tiramisu'
Iris ensata Dinner Plate 'Tiramisu’ has large, 6 inch wide, double white blooms speckled and edged in lavender with yellow centres.
Description:
Japanese irises offer the largest flowers of all iris groups with very interesting colour combinations and patterns. They prefer full sun and moist soil. Iris ensata Dinner Plate ‘Tiramisu’ has large, 6 inch wide, semi-double white blooms speckled and picoteed in lavender pink to warm purple with bright yellow ribbing emerging from the centre. Blooms in early summer. The foliage is green and lance-shaped. Thrives in damp borders and pond or stream edges. Pollinator attractor. Deer resistant.
Common Name: Japanese Iris
Family: Iridaceae (The Iris Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Part Sun, Full Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average, Wet
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Dry sandy plains near lakes, meadows, clay-solonetz places in steppes and solonetz meadows. Marshes, ditches and wet grassy places.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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