Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bee Warburton
Year Of Registration: 1978
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1979
Seedling Number: 72-4SB
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Late
Bloom Color Classification: Silver/Grey
Violet
Bloom Color Description: Violet blue standards; pale violet falls, darker violet lines
Style Arm Color: Pearly violet

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
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: Hirao sdlg X Dazzling Debutante
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Japanese Iris
  • Japanese Water Iris
  • Hanashobu

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Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2011-10-09

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