Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: D37-1
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 25 inches (64 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Violet
Wine
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Lemon chartreuse standards on outer 3/8", blending to violet toward midrib; plum burgundy falls, 1/8" lavender grey edge, heavy white venation on upper half
Beard Color: Old gold, lavender blue at end
Style Arm Color: Violet and chartreuse
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Wild Vision X A28-1: (Impish x Chanted)

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Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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