Iris ensata 'Lion King' ~ Lion King Japanese Iris-ServeScape

Iris ensata 'Lion King'

Lion King Japanese Iris

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**Dormancy Note - This plant may be currently dormant for the fall/winter! It is still available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Lion King Japanese Iris is a marginal deciduous perennial with long, sword-like dark green foliage that fans upwards.  Sturdy stalks that grow from the center of the plant are topped by huge, fully double three-parted grape purple edged flowers broad with white centers and yellow splashes on the falls in early summer, attracting bees.  Grows best in rich, slightly acidic, moist to wet water-retentive soils.  

Type: 

Perennial

Origins:

SE Siberia and East Asia

Height: 

3' - 4'

Spread: 

2' - 2.5'

Spacing: 

2’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

4 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Purple+White

Season of Interest:  

Summer

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Medium Maintenance.  Water regularly, then occasionally once established.  Can cut back any dying foliage after flowering.  In winter, it is intolerant of wet or boggy soils- the roots may rot- move to dryer ground for fall and winter.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Water Gardens, Ponds and Streams, Naturalized Areas, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Sedge, Turtlehead, Joe Pye Weed

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Iris ensata 'Lion King' ~ Lion King Japanese Iris-ServeScape

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