Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jim & Vicki Craig
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: C38V36
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (67 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Bloom Color Description: Light blue standards blending to medium purple in center, bronzy midrib area; dark grape purple fall centers blending to medium purple edge
Beard Color: Bronze, tipped medium purple

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: ((Odyssey x Maroon Caper) x (Chapeau x (Sacred Mountain x I. aphylla "Werckmeister"))) X 11R4: (9M9: ((En Route x Maroon Caper) x Whole Cloth) x 8L3: (Chapeau x (Sacred Mountain x aphylla "Werckmeister")))

Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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