Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: John & Galen Carter
Year Of Registration: 2000
Classification: Japanese (Ensata)
Registered Height: 30 inches (75 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Pink standards, darker pink veining; lilac fall centers blending to pink edge, overall heavy blue veining, strong blue halo on small yellow signals
Style Arm Color: Deep mauve purple

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: Parentage unknown

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-07-11
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-27
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-07-22
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-27
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-07-22

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