Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Carol Lankow
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: 4A39-1
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 19 inches (48 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Description: Green cream standards; falls lighter, washed pale violet, small light violet flash at tip of beards
Beard Color: Blue, tipped golden yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Wright L85: (Blue Trinket x Cotton Blossom) X 7725-31: (((Sunray x Top Flight) x Fleeta) x I. aphylla Geneva S-2)
Child plants: 2 child plants

Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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