Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Chad Harris
Year Of Registration: 1997
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: 89JA21
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 44-48 inches (112-122 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
White
Bloom Color Description: Heavily sanded violet blue fading out 3/4" from edge, white ray pattern and violet shoulders, yellow signal radiating 1/3 way down falls on veins
Style Arm Color: White
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2001

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: 85JA2: (Knight in Armor x Marx 7507) X Jaciva

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Japanese Iris
  • Japanese Water Iris
  • Japanese Flag
  • Russian Iris
  • Hanashobu

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Location: Washougal, WA
Date: 2011-11-21
Photo courtesy of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm, posted with permission

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