Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Geddes Douglas
Year Of Registration: 1949
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1949
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1953

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
Parentage: Cook 129-42 X (Extravaganza x Wabash)
Child plants: 2 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2017-05-07
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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2017-05-07
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-05-14
Location: North Carolina USA
Date: 2016-05-08
A May Bloomner ..
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Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 5-14-2016
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Location: Paris, France
Date: 2016-05-26
Uploaded by MargieNY
Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 5-14-2016
Location: Paris, France
Date: 2016-05-26

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