Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: W. Schortman
Year Of Registration: 1957
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1957
Seedling Number: 5175
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: White
Wine
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White and burgundy red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1957

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: (Snow Flurry x Orchid Queen) X (Snow Flurry x Gibson Girl)
Child plants: 44 child plants

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