Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Vincent Christopherson
Year Of Registration: 2000
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2001
Seedling Number: L5-125A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Luminata
Bloom Color Description: Pale yellow standards, pale purple luminata wash; purple falls washed lighter toward edge, bright yellow throat and shoulder rim
Beard Color: Bright yellow tipped gold, small bright yellow crest at end
Style Arm Color: Pale purple, edges and midrib bright yellow

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: Step Beyond X Spirit World
Child plants: 8 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Whitesboro, TX
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