Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Swearengen
Year Of Registration: 1967
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1967
Seedling Number: 166
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 40-44 inches
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Manganese violet standards edged in white, distinct dioxazime purple veins; colbalt light violet falls
Style Arm Color: Ultramarine violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1968

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: Iro-no-uye X Seafury
Child plants: 4 child plants

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

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