Iris ensata Variegata

(JAPANESE WATER IRIS) This pretty geishagirl wears 20 tall evergreen leaves vertically striped with creamy white & greentopped in May>June with sensuous pale lavender to purpleiris blooms well above the foliage. Revels insun & rich, damp, acidic soils but performs in ordinary, moist to wet garden conditions; canbe submerged in a pond or water featureduring the warmer months (remove for winter).