Iris ensata 'Butterflies in Flight' ~ Monrovia® Butterflies in Flight Japanese Iris Size:1 GALLON 6PK IMAGES: Dasty5

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heart-shaped basal leaves are powdered blue-green and deeply corrugated vein ribs

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The unique fan-shaped leaves open like small rich green globes and gains a golden yellow color in fall

while females will produce round cones with bright red seeds if a male is nearby

Iris ensata 'Butterflies in Flight' ~ Monrovia® Butterflies in Flight Japanese Iris Size:1 GALLON 6PK IMAGES: Dasty5Butterflies in Flight Japanese Iris is a marginal deciduous perennial with a compact clumping habit. The long light green sword like foliage has a strong central rib and fans upwards. Sturdy stalks grow from the center of the plant are topped with pale white blue flowers with blue violet veins and center petals from early to mid summer, attracting bees. Grows best in rich, slightly acidic, moist to wet water retentive soils. Type: Perennial Origins: