Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bob Bauer/John Coble
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: J82A-25
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 50 inches (127 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Dark blue violet, yellow signal
Style Arm Color: Dark blue violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1996
Award of Merit: 1998
W. A. Payne Medal: 2000

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Various insects
Ploidy: Diploid
Parentage: Prairie Chief X unknown
Child plants: one child plant

Image
Common names
  • Iris
  • Japanese Iris
  • Hanashobu

Photo Gallery

Date: 2012-06-14
Uploaded by brettbarney73
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2018-06-30

Photo courtesy of Draycott Gardens

Photo courtesy of Harbour Breezes Daylilies
  • Uploaded by Joy

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Irises Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Irises (Iris)

« Visit the Irises forum

« The Irises Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by Murky and is called "Ballerina Rose Hybrid"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.