Iris ensata Dinner Plate ‘Cheesecake’
Iris ensata Dinner Plate ‘Cheesecake’ has large ivory white flowers overlain with warm purple markings.
Japanese irises offer the largest flowers of all iris groups with very beautiful colour combinations and patterns. They prefer full to part sun and moist to wet soil. Iris ensata Dinner Plate ‘Cheesecake’ has large, six inch wide, semi-double, ivory white flowers overlain with warm purple markings with golden-yellow signals. It’s like a cheesecake topped with blueberry sauce! Blooms in early summer. The foliage is green, lance-shaped, and held vertically much like a Siberian iris. Thrives in damp borders and pond or stream edges but can be grown in average garden situations with reasonable moisture. Pollinator attractor. Deer and rabbit 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: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average, Wet
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Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Bees, Butterflies
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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Geographical Origin: Asia - China and Japan
