Iris japonica 'Aphrodite' (Japanese Iris) Zone 5 Fruit in late summer early

Fruit in late summer early fall

Pinnate compound leaves to 20" long each with up to 25 oblong to lanceolate leaflets

Height: 15' - 30'

Native to high forest of the Himalayas

Still quite rare in cultivation

Iris japonica 'Aphrodite' (Japanese Iris) Zone 5 Fruit in late summer earlyFamily: IridaceaeZone: 7 9Natural Range: ChinaSoil: Average, moist humus richLight: Part shadeHeight: 1'Bloom Time: May to JuneAttracts: NAPest Resistance: NAAttributes: Evergreen. Lush, fan like foliage atop tall stems. 2" Pale blue to white flowers with yellow crests. Notes: This form has bright white and green variegated foliage. A woodland type iris that in the wild grows in open woodland margins and meadows. Pot Size: Large Band Pot