Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Currier McEwen
Year Of Registration: 1990
Seedling Number: T(1)76/66B
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 32 inches (80 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Very Late
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Bloom Color Description: Light blue, yellow signal blended sap green

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: Jewelled Sea X Returning Tide

Common names
  • Japanese Iris
  • Japanese Water Iris
  • Hanashobu
  • Iris

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