Iris ensata 'Light at Dawn'

• common names: Japanese iris
• flowering season: early summer
• height: 2½ or 3 feet
• Light requirements: sun, afternoon shade where summers are especially hot
• Soil requirements: moist
• Water requirments: this iris likes more water than most irises
• Growth habit: upright and clump forming, eventually growing quite wide
• How to propagate: dividing in early summer
• Leaf type: sword-like, long green leaves
• Ways to use it: it looks happiest when its feet are near or in shallow water such as by a pond or stream; the perfect plant to set beside a “water feature”
• Special characteristics: flowers make good cut flowers; if your county fair is running when these are in bloom you can win a blue ribbon with this iris