Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: L. Rich
Year Of Registration: 1977
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1978
Seedling Number: K67-80
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Misty blue haze over deep blue violet, deep yellow spears
Style Arm Color: Deep blue violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1980

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: K63-4A: (Star at Midnight x Maddocks double white sdlg.) X Maddocks M655

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  • Japanese Iris
  • Hanashobu
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