Iris ensata 'Iso-No-Nami' - 2018

Great colour. Is it in the pond margins or ordinary border? Please.

In an ordinary border, planted in solid clay.

Thank you for the your info, but does your soil dry out and bake hard in the summer, then crack into small fissures? I never thought ensatas would thrive in those conditions.

Yes it does. And the iris is sandwiched between a box hedge and a small philadelphus so it can't be getting an awful lot of moisture.

More tolerant than I expected then.

Yes, it has surprised me too

Must look into this species again then, thanks to your info.
Rose Queen looks different?

One we lost......