2) Iris ensata

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Common name: Japanese iris

Family name: Iridaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 – 9

Height: 90-120cm

Spread: 60cm

Requirements: medium to wet soils, full sun to part shade (Happy at the waterside)

Leaf arrangement: linear leaves, word shape

Flower /fruit description(s): flattened, butterfly like

Suitable uses: Moist borders, water gardens, margins of pools or streams

Quick ID description: rhizomes, herbaceous perennial

Bloom time: June-July

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