Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Clarence Blocher
Year Of Registration: 1970
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1971
Seedling Number: B-228
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 28 inches (71 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Copper/Brown
Bloom Color Description: Lavender, heavy brown border
Beard Color: Lemon
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1972
Award of Merit: 1976

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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Sorcerer's Apprentice X Sea of Stars
Child plants: 76 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Switzerland, Merian Gardens Basel
Date: 2017-05-20
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