Dinner Plate™ Ice Cream Iris
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Dinner Plate™ Ice Cream Iris (Iris ensata 'Ice Cream') will amaze you and anyone that happens to see it! Featuring the most divine blue-lavender flowers that look more like a creamy blueberry sorbet with ruffled, wide petals and golden highlights!
Dinner Plate™ has massive 6-inch blooms that are broad-petaled and wide-open landing pads for pollinators to alight upon! You’ll be amazed by the size of these confectionery blooms! The spear-like green foliage remains handsome all growing season, lending an upright texture and waving motion to your garden!
Japanese Iris are early summer blooming rhizomatic perennials that thrive in very moist to wet soil! Often found around water features and ponds for erosion control, any area that has consistent moisture and isn’t stagnant will suit these plants fine!
Planting and Application:
Providing tall edging and low hedges around any moist landscape, Iris do fantastic winding throughout perennial and cottage gardens! Add vertical fringe to pollinator and cutting gardens, naturalize throughout moist meadows and wildflower gardens, or in planters and containers in the sun. Create a Rain Garden or make a path of decorative rocks and plants directing water from a gutter away from your home, lined with water-loving plants like Iris!
Ice Cream Iris is gorgeous in cut flower arrangements, snip the stems when the blooms are barely open for a long-lasting and radiant focal point in pots and planters, allowing even patio, balcony and porch gardens to allow these sun and moisture-loving perennials to be included in their design.
- Wide Open White Petals
- Purple Streaks & Golden-Yellow Accents
- Vertical Textured Green Blades
- Pollinators, Cutting Gardens & Containers
- Loves Wet-Moist Soil
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Japanese Iris rhizomes do best in full sun in cooler zones but appreciate some afternoon shade in hotter climates. They prefer being planted in very well-drained moist to wet soils that won’t become stagnant.
- Full Sun
- Best in Moist/Wet Well-Drained Soil
- Prune After Frost
- Deer, Pest & Disease Resistant
- Cold & Heat Tolerant Zones 4 - 9
Dinner Plate™ Ice Cream Iris will be your new favorite garden sorbet treat! So order yours today from Nature Hills! Bareroot Iris prefers to be planted in the fall, so order your bareroot rhizomes from NatureHills.com and we’ll ship them at the appropriate time of the year for your climate!
Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
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Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | - | 19.99 | 14.95 |
| 20 | - | 49.99 | 17.95 |
| 50 | - | 69.99 | 19.95 |
| 70 | - | 99.99 | 24.95 |
| 100 | - | 129.99 | 29.95 |
| 130 | - | 130+ | Approx 25% |
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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS
Growing Zones 4-9
| Brand | Nature Hills' Choice |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Iris ensata 'Ice Cream' |
| Type | Perennial |
| Mature Height | 32 inches |
| Mature Spread | 2 - 3 feet |
| Sun Exposure | Full Sun |
| Soil | Well Drained Soil |
| Moisture | Medium |
| Growth Rate | Medium |
| Flower Color | Blue, Lavender |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Pollinator Friendly | Yes |
| Pruning Time | Late Autumn |
| Fragrant | Yes |