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'Pinkerton' Japanese Iris Iris ensata

Flower Season
  • Summer
Mature Size
3' 2'4" 91cm 71cm
Height: 3'
Spread: 2' - 2'4"
Height: 91cm
Spread: 61cm - 71cm
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  • 36 - 36 Inches
    24 - 28 Inches
    24 - 28 Inches
    91cm
    61cm - 71cm
    61cm - 71cm

    Features

    A beautiful Japanese Iris with soft pink flowers. Pink crests arch above six bands of showy falls with dark veining and rippled edges. Bloom size on 'Pinkerton' is consistent with other Japanese Iris at 7" wide.

    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer
    Rabbits

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Tall
    Garden Height: 
    36 Inches 91cm
    Spacing: 
    24 - 28 Inches 61cm - 71cm
    Spread: 
    24 - 28 Inches 61cm - 71cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Japanese irises are the latest to bloom, about a month after the Siberian irises.

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