Iris ensata Dinner Plate ‘Tum Tim Gros’
Iris ensata Dinner Plate ‘Tum Tim Gros’ has large, 6 inch wide, lavender pink flowers accented with lavender veins.
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 ‘Tum Tim Gros’ (the Thai name for their famous red rubies dessert) has large, 6 inch wide, lavender pink flowers accented with lavender veins and yellow flares at the base of the petals. Blooms from May to June. The foliage is green and lance-shaped. Thrives in damp borders and pond or stream edges. 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: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Bloom Time: Early Summer
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average, Wet
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Fragrance: Yes
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Deer Resistant: Unknown
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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