Iris ensata ‘Pinkerton’
Iris ensata ‘Pinkerton’ has large, 7 inch wide, pink flowers accented with dark pink veining and yellow flares.
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 ‘Pinkerton’ has large, 7 inch wide flowers in various pink shades accented with dark pink veining and yellow flares at the base of the petals. Blooms in early summer. The foliage is green and lance-shaped. Thrives in damp borders and pond or stream edges. Hummingbird and bee attractor. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Common Name: Japanese Iris
Family: Iridaceae (The Iris Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average, Wet
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Fragrance: Yes
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Benefits: Hummingbirds 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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