Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: J. T. Aitken
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: 85J2
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Bloom Color Description: White ground delicately veined blue violet, intensifying around yellow signal
Style Arm Color: Dark violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1994
Award of Merit: 1996
W. A. Payne Medal: 1998

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: Knight in Armor X Flying Tiger

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Japanese Iris
  • Hanashobu

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Uploaded by PollyK
Location: Southwest Tennessee
Date: 05/2011
Location: Iron gate
Date: 2012-0615
Location: Washougal, WA
Date: 2011-11-21
Photo courtesy of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm, posted with permission
Location: Southwest Tennessee
Date: 05/2011
Location: Courtyard JI garden
Date: 2011-0630
Location: Courtyard JI garden
Date: 2011-0630
Blooming in morning sun, afternoon shade
Location: Courtyard JI garden
Date: 2011-0630
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Location: Sun Zone 6
Date: 2010-06-23

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