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Summary
Bloom Color: Pink, Purple, Red.
Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Mid summer. Form: Spreading or horizontal, Upright or erect, Variable spread.
Physical Characteristics
Iris ensata is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 1 m (3ft 3in) at a medium rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from May to July. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid and neutral soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist or wet soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
I. kaempferi. I. lactea.
Habitats
Bog Garden;
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Root
Edible Uses:
Root - the source of an edible starch[2, 105, 177]. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity.
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Medicinal Uses
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Alterative Anthelmintic Antidote Appetizer Depurative Diuretic Hepatic Vermifuge
The root is alterative, anthelmintic, antidote, appetizer, depurative, diuretic, hepatic and vermifuge[61, 178, 218]. It is used with other herbs in the treatment of venereal affections, liver complaints and dropsy[240].
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Other Uses
Basketry Broom Fibre Thatching
A fibre is obtained from the leaves, a substitute for hemp[42]. It is used for rope and coarse cloth[74]. Also used in thatching and basket making[123]. The root is long and fibrous, it is used for making brooms, brushes etc[178].
Special Uses
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Cultivation details
Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Massing, Specimen, Woodland garden. Prefers a light well-drained soil and a sunny position[42]. Prefers partial shade[188]. Likes plenty of moisture and a rich loamy slightly acid soil[79, 200]. Requires a lime-free soil[233]. Some cultivars, in particular the 'Higo' strain, tolerate a pH up to 7.4[200]. Plants can be grown in containers in pond margins but are then best kept in drier conditions over winter[200]. This species is hardy to about -20°c[187]. Cultivated for its root in Japan[2]. (for the starch). There are many named varieties, selected for their ornamental value[187, 200]. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer or rabbits[233]. Special Features:
Attractive foliage, North American native, All or parts of this plant are poisonous, Wetlands plant, Suitable for cut flowers.
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Stored seed should be sown as early in the year as possible in a cold frame. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse or cold frame for their first year. Plant out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer. Division in March or October. Very easy, larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.
Other Names
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Found In
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Weed Potential
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
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| F | LMH | N | M | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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| F | LMH | SN | M | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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| F | LMH | N | M | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Bobartia indica | Rush Iris | Perennial | 0.6 |
7-10
| S | L | N | DM | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gynandriris sisyrinchium | Spanish Nut | Perennial | 0.2 |
7-10
| | MH | SN | DM | 1 | 0 | |
| Iris cristata | Crested Iris, Dwarf crested iris | Perennial | 0.2 |
5-9
| M | LM | SN | M | 1 | 1 | |
| Iris decora | | Perennial | 0.3 |
-
| | LM | N | DM | 0 | 1 | |
| Iris douglasiana | Mountain Iris, Douglas iris | Perennial | 0.3 |
6-9
| | LM | SN | DMWe | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Iris filifolia | | Bulb | 0.5 |
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| | LM | N | DM | 1 | 0 | |
| Iris foetidissima | Stinking Gladwin, Stinking iris, Gladwin Iris | Perennial | 1.0 |
7-10
| M | LMH | FSN | DMWe | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Iris germanica | Purple Flag, German iris, Orris-root, Tall Bearded German Iris, Bearded Iris | Perennial | 1.0 |
4-10
| M | LM | SN | DM | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Iris germanica florentina | Orris, Orris-root | Perennial | 0.9 |
5-10
| M | LM | SN | M | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Iris japonica | | Perennial | 0.6 |
-
| | LM | SN | DM | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Iris kemaonensis | | Perennial | 0.5 |
-
| | LM | SN | DM | 0 | 2 | |
| Iris macrosiphon | Bowltube Iris | Perennial | 0.2 |
-
| | LM | SN | M | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iris missouriensis | Rocky Mountain Iris | Perennial | 0.8 |
0-0
| | LM | SN | MWe | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Iris pallida | Dalmation Iris, Sweet iris, Fragrant Iris, Zebra Iris | Perennial | 1.0 |
4-10
| M | LM | SN | DM | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Iris pseudacorus | Yellow Flag, Paleyellow iris | Perennial | 1.5 |
5-8
| M | LM | SN | MWeWa | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Iris purdyi | Purdy's Iris | Perennial | 0.4 |
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| | LM | SN | DM | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Iris sanguinea | Blood iris | Perennial | 0.8 |
5-9
| | LM | SN | MWe | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iris setosa | Beachhead Iris, Canada beachhead iris, Wild flag | Perennial | 0.6 |
4-8
| M | LM | SN | MWe | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Iris sibirica | Siberian Iris | Perennial | 0.6 |
4-9
| F | LM | SN | MWe | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Iris tectorum | Roof Iris, Wall iris, Japanese Roof, White Root Iris | Perennial | 0.3 |
5-9
| M | LM | SN | DM | 1 | 0 | |
| Iris tenax | Tough-Leaf Iris, Klamath iris | Perennial | 0.3 |
0-0
| | LM | SN | DM | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Iris versicolor | Blue Flag, Harlequin blueflag | Perennial | 0.6 |
4-8
| | LM | SN | MWe | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Solanum tuberosum | Potato, Irish potato | Perennial | 1.0 |
7-10
| | LMH | N | M | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Tagetes filifolia | Irish Lace | Annual | 0.4 |
8-11
| | LMH | N | DM | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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