Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)

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
Child plants: 13 child plants

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

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Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2018-06-30

Date: c. 1936
photo from the 1936 catalog, Robert Wayman, Bayside, NY

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