Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Walter Marx
Year Of Registration: 1954
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1954
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 48 inches (122 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
White
Bloom Color Description: Dark blue with large white center and white veins

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: Hisakata X Catherine Parry
Child plants: one child plant

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

Photo Gallery
Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
Date: 2022-06-09
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2016-06-19
 2:53 pm. Purple tipped style arms and incredibly striking veinin
Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
Date: 2022-06-09
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2014-07-02
 6:58 pm. Splendidly awesome!
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2015-06-20
 10:48 am. One bloom open, the other unfurling. Very striking.
Location: Iron gate
Date: 2010-0620
Location: Iron gate
Date: 2012-0701
Location: Cast iron gate
Date: 2010-0622

Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Pond. Used with Permission.
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