Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Walter Marx
Year Of Registration: 1960
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1961
Seedling Number: 60-11
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 45 inches (114 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
White
Bloom Color Description: Deep lilac standards, edged white; white falls, soft purple markings

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: from two Marhigo sdlgs.
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Japanese Iris
  • Hanashobu

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Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2018-06-30
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