Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Ruby King' (Iris ensata)

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Todd_Boland St. John's, NL(Zone 5b) Sep 27, 2004

Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Ruby King'
Iris ensata

Clump growing in my garden located in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

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gardn Silver City, NM(Zone 7b) Sep 28, 2004

Just beautiful.

Does this iris grow in water or in WET soil?

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Todd_Boland St. John's, NL(Zone 5b) Sep 28, 2004

Books claim they need wet soil, but I grow all my Japanese iris under regular garden conditions. They grow side-by-side with Siberian iris. I think if kept reasonably moist, they will do fine.

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Lilypon Moose Jaw, SK(Zone 3b) Oct 02, 2004

Todd I noticed you have quite a collection of Japanese Iris...where do you purchase yours from?

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Todd_Boland St. John's, NL(Zone 5b) Oct 02, 2004

I got mine from a mail-order nursery in BC called The Plant Farm. They have a web site...just put The Plant Farm, British Columbia in Google and you'll get them. They also have a lot of Siberians. Plants are small but I've only lost 4 over the last three years.

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Lilypon Moose Jaw, SK(Zone 3b) Oct 02, 2004

double post....please look below

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Lilypon Moose Jaw, SK(Zone 3b) Oct 02, 2004

Thank you Todd! :D I love ensata (I grow them in my pond)....l'm looking forward to ordering some new varieties next spring.

p.s. there is a welcoming thread for you in the Canadian Trading Forum. :)

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