Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Walter Marx
Year Of Registration: 1978
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1978
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: White
Wine
Bloom Color Description: White, feathered crimson red in center, yellow signals
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1982

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
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: Gay Gallant X unknown
Child plants: 5 child plants

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

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Siberian Iris Gardens
Photo by lorettalea

Photo courtesy of Harbour Breezes Daylilies
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-08-16
"Iris ensata 'Flashing Koi', 2017, [Japanese Iris], EYE-riss en-S
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-08-16
"Iris ensata 'Flashing Koi', 2017, [Japanese Iris], EYE-riss en-S

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy

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