Iris laevigata
JAPANESE WATER IRIS, RABBIT EAR IRIS
Iridaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen rhizomatous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: aquatic

Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.8m
Plant habit
 
0.2m

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Flowers: blue, white, purple or pink

Flowering Time: early summer to mid summer

Leaves: fan leaf arrangement
 
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Iris laevigata
JAPANESE WATER IRIS, RABBIT EAR IRIS
Iridaceae

 

Photo coming
  Plant type: evergreen rhizomatous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: aquatic

Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.8m
Plant habit
 
0.2m

FEATURES

Flowers: blue, white, purple or pink

Flowering Time: early summer to mid summer

Leaves: fan leaf arrangement


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits cottage & oriental designs

Uses: border, mass planting, informal hedge, informal edging, soil binding

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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