Iris ensata 'Hokkaido'
25th June 2016
Raised by Perrys Plant Farm some time before 1960 and registered by John Carter in 1999. I would love to have the real thing and this isn't it.
The AIS register says;
'Hokkaido'. 36" (91cm). Midseason bloom. Standards violet, style arms pale violet, darkening towards edge. Falls, very pale violet, darker violet veins, yelliow signal. Parentage unknown.
References:
The American Iris Society Encyclopedia, https://wiki.irises.org