Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jean Witt
Year Of Registration: 1997
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1980
Classification: Species
Registered Height: 20-24 inches (51-61 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Description: Light lavender standards; slightly darker falls, white signal, medium lavender halo, yellow crest

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Showy
Parentage: Collected between Kanding, Tibet, and Yaan, Sichuan, China, ca. 3000' elevation
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Species Iris
  • Iris
  • Bamboo Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Barewood Garden Marlborough New Zealand
Date: 2018-10-21
Location: California
Date: April 2021
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-04-21
Location: In Zuzu's garden
Date: 2012-04-30
Photo by Calif_Sue
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-04-10
Location: In Zuzu's garden
Date: 2012-04-30

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Location:  Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-10-17
The common name "Bamboo Iris" comes from the growth habit of fans

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