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Iris ensata 'Silverband'
Silverband Variegated Japanese Iris
Item #: 1349
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 28" tall
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(aka: Iris ensata 'Variegata') If you want to brighten up a garden, aquatic or otherwise, Silverband Japanese iris is your plant. Iris ensata 'Silverband' is a strikingly beautiful, deer-resistant iris with broad, creamy white-and-green, vertically striped foliage. Each clump of Iris ensata 'Silverband' can reach 28" tall x 1' wide. In late spring, each clump is topped with attractive, pale lavender-blue flowers. This variegated Japanese iris is happy in all but the driest of garden soils. For years, this clone was sold under the invalid name Iris ensata 'Variegata'.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Iris
Flower Color: Purple/Lavender , Violet
Leaf Color: Green , Variegated , White/Cream
Bloom Time: Spring
Container Role: Fillers , Thrillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Night Gardens , White Garden
Other: Bog Garden Plants , Butterfly Attracting Plants , Cut Flower Plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , Plants from Japan , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Rain Garden Plants , Colored Foliage , Patterned Foliage