Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Currier McEwen
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: T4 80/63Z
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: White
Wine
Bloom Color Description: Red purple, falls slightly darker, white dots and stippled streaks near yellow signals
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1989

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: T478/3(5): ((sdlgs. inv. Garden Caprice and colchicine-treated Payne seeds) x (Pink Mystery x 2nd generation tetraploid sdlgs.)) X T1 76/16P: ("Mitsu Sakura" x Simple Elegance)

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

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