Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Walter Marx by Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: 3
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: White
Bloom Color Description: White
Style Arm Color: Faint orchid pink

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: Parentage unknown

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Japanese Iris
  • Hanashobu

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Location: Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, NC
Date: June, 2015
Location: Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham, NC
Date: June, 2015

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