Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Currier McEwen
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: JM83/121(1)
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 28 inches (70 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Medium violet, veined darker violet, yellow signals
Style Arm Color: Dark violet blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1991

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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
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: JM80/167(19): (JM73/22: (M73/22A&B: ((69/7(2): Hirao seeds x Payne seeds) x (71/24(10): 67/7 from Hirao seeds x unknown)) x unknown) x unknown) X JM81/101(15): (Gekka-No-Nami x unknown)

Common names
  • Japanese Iris
  • Iris

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