Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Chad Harris
Year Of Registration: 2010
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2011
Seedling Number: 96JL1
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Description: Soft violet falls veined dark violet, 1" red violet band encircling petals, sharply edged white, blue violet halo giving overall effect of 3 bands of color, white rim and dark veins, signals bright yellow
Style Arm Color: Dark violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2015

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: 90JC20: (”Umi Botaru” x Dancing Waves) X 90JC15: (”Umi Botaru” x Dancing Waves)

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Common names
  • Japanese Iris
  • Iris
  • Hanashobu

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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 22, 2012 
Photo taken at Kevin Vaughn's garden
Location: Washougal, WA
Date: 2010
Photo courtesy of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm, posted with permission
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Jun 22, 2012 
Photo taken at Kevin Vaughn's garden

Photo courtesy of Harbour Breezes Daylilies
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