Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Payne
Year Of Registration: 1966
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1969
Seedling Number: 961
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 44 inches (112 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Light around uniformly stippled hortense violet

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: Debonair Prince X 754 (631 x The Great Mogul)
Child plants: 2 child plants

Common names
  • Iris
  • Japanese Iris
  • Japanese Water Iris
  • Japanese Flag
  • Russian Iris
  • Hanashobu

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