Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Lorena Reid
Year Of Registration: 2000
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: 9J55-10D
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 36-42 inches (91-107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
White
Bloom Color Description: Medium dark blue violet, 1" white border, narrow white halo on small gold signals
Style Arm Color: Medium dark blue violet, white crests
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2003

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)
Plant Spread: 18 inches
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: Warai-Hotei X D579-2: (A112-1: (striped sdlg x Royal Crown) x Midnight Whisper)

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Japanese Iris
  • Hanashobu

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Location: Hannibal, NY Z6a
Date: 2011-07-03

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