Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Opal Brown
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: 79-3F
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Violet purple, lighter area around beards
Beard Color: Sienna orange
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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 77-2A43: ((63-4: (Fay sdlg.: (Fleeta x Pink Enchantment) x Waters sdlg.) x 63-1: (New Arrival x One Desire)) x Saber Dance) X 77-1A7: ((Baroque x Saber Dance) x Silver Shower)
Child plants: 18 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: At Mrs. Z.'s in Kelowna, BC
Date: 2007-05-30
Location: Mrs. Z's Garden, Kelowna, B.C. 
Date: 2007-05-28
 5:52 am. Great colour combination, with a striking beard and whi

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