Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Payne
Year Of Registration: 1951
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1951
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 50 inches (127 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Bloom Color Description: Royal purple to mulberry purple

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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
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: Sdlg 30: (Rishono x Iso-no-nami) X sdlg 128: (sdlg 3 x Otomene)
Child plants: 29 child plants

Common names
  • Japanese Iris
  • Iris

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Irises Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Irises (Iris)

« Visit the Irises forum

« The Irises Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by Zoia and is called "Volunteer"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.