Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: J. T. Aitken
Year Of Registration: 1997
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: 88J31
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Wine
Bloom Color Description: Wine red standards; medium blue falls, small yellow signal surrounded by white
Style Arm Color: Dark gunmetal blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2002

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: Parentage unknown

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Japanese Iris
  • Hanashobu

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Location: Bluestone garden. Plant is at upper left.
Date: 2008-0928
Dies each time I buy it!

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