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'Center of Attention' Japanese Iris Iris ensata

Flower Season
  • Summer
Mature Size
3' 2'4" 91cm 71cm
Height: 3'
Spread: 2' - 2'4"
Height: 91cm
Spread: 61cm - 71cm
Proven Selections
  • 36 - 36 Inches
    24 - 28 Inches
    24 - 28 Inches
    91cm
    61cm - 71cm
    61cm - 71cm

    Features

    Transform your garden with the striking beauty of Iris ensata 'Center of Attention'. This Japanese Iris features large, violet-blue flowers with ruffled edges and dark purple signals.

    Attracts: 
    Bees, Hummingbirds
    Resists: 
    Deer, Rabbits

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Tall
    Garden Height: 
    36 Inches 91cm
    Spacing: 
    24 - 28 Inches 61cm - 71cm
    Spread: 
    24 - 28 Inches 61cm - 71cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Blue
    Flower Colors: 
    Purple
    Flower Shade: 
    Blue shades
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Japanese irises are the latest to bloom, about a month after the Siberian irises.

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