Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Chad Harris
Year Of Registration: 2007
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: 02JH1
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Bloom Color Description: White standards sharply edged purple, lightly stippled same; white falls heavily stippled blue violet, blue violet wash covering 3/4 of petal intensifying to sharp 1/4" blue violet edge, yellow green signal
Style Arm Color: White edged light blue violet, large upright crest washed same blue violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2011
Award of Merit: 2015
W. A. Payne Medal: 2019

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: Hekiun X Peacock Strut

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

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Photo by pardalinum
Photo by pardalinum
Location: Washougal, WA
Date: 2008
Photo courtesy of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm, posted with permission
Photo by pardalinum

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