Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: L. Rich
Year Of Registration: 1974
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1974
Seedling Number: K64-1A
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Bloom Color Description: White standards, sharply veined dark blue violet; white falls, lemon yellow signals
Style Arm Color: Deep violet, edged white
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1975
Other: Payne Award 1978

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: K59-4E: (Maddocks sdlg x Marx sdlg.) X K59-4A
Child plants: 2 child plants

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

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Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2018-06-30
Location: Washougal, WA
Date: 2009
Photo courtesy of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm, posted with permission

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