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Narrowed By:Zone: 3+ Characteristics: Showy + Flower Color: Pink, Purple/Lavender+ Moisture: Medium to Wet+ Height: 1 - 3 ft.
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Iris ensata Iris ensata
(Japanese iris) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This Laevigata iris bears 3 or 4 purple or red-purple blooms measuring 6 to 12 inches across, on single stems. Prominently ribbed leaves are 24 to 36 inches long. ‘Caprician Butterfly’ is a white, purple-veined cultivar.
Iris missouriensis Iris missouriensis
(Rocky Mountain iris, Wild blue iris) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This variable, beardless iris with narrow leaves to 20 inches long bears 2 to 4 blooms on each branched stem, in summer. The flowers have short, pale to deep blue or lilac-purple standards and larger falls with deep purple veining.
Iris sibirica Iris sibirica
(Siberian iris) (1 user review)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Attractive, grass-like leaves to 18 inches long are topped by showy flowers in a wide range of colors. Flowers unfurl in May and bloom well into June. Cultivars include ‘Caesar’s Brother’, with rich purple flowers; ‘Eric the Red’, a bright violet-pink Siberian; and ‘Chilled Wine’, a garnet iris suffused with blue.

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