Iris ensata Agrippinella Sikkim region of India 5-2" bright-pink flowers

5-2" bright-pink flowers

the clump is topped by spikes of bright orange-red flowers (RHS 43A)

topping out at 1' tall

It disappears entirely for the winter but will return year after year each spring

The leaves are green with lime-green flecking

Iris ensata Agrippinella Sikkim region of India 5-2" bright-pink flowersI don't know what an agrippinella is, although I think I ate one once in Vietnam, but I do know that the iris by that name is a real stunner. Iris 'Agrippinella' is a selection of Japanese iris that begins flowering for us in early June (NC) with 3' tall stalks, topped with huge 8" wide flowers with 6 horizontal lavender purple petals, each highlighted by a central white blotch that radiates out into the petal like sun rays attractive to hummingbirds.