Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1992
Seedling Number: T4393DpVLcVyLa
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Late
Flower Form: Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Clear dark violet, lighter around beards, inconspicuous brown haft veining
Beard Color: Pale blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1996

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: T3965LcLvVyLa: ((T2590A: ((Babson M131-4 x Morning Breeze) x Dream Time) x Grand Waltz) x T3323BlWh: (Igloo x T2590A)) X T4098TlLcV: (Silver Flow x Irene Nelson)

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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