Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: W. Steinhauer
Year Of Registration: 1973
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1977
Seedling Number: 5920
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 28 inches (71 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: White
Wine
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: White standards, shaded marguerite yellow on lower part; coronation purple falls, 1/2" pale lavender edge
Beard Color: Cadmium yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1979

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Wine and Roses X Silver Peak
Child plants: one child plant

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