Iris ensata
Japanese Water Iris
3-9
Japan
,
China
and
Russia
Care and Culture of Iris
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Iris for the Home Landscape
Robust plants from marshes or swamps
Purple to purple-red with falls that may be yellow with shorter, erect standards. Bilobed stigmas and 3 ribbed, cylindrical or 3 sided capsules and shiny seeds.
Leaves with prominent midrib
Many cultivars come from this species.
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