Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Marvin Davis
Year Of Registration: 2004
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: N4-12-NW
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: White
Beard Color: White, tipped yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Musky

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: 90-D285-C: (Visual Arts x Laced Cotton) X Song of Norway
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Indiana
Date: May
SHARK tall bearded iris
Comments:
  • Posted by diggit (southeast Indiana - Zone 6a) on May 9, 2013 11:56 AM concerning plant:
    Great white.........hence the name. Introduced by Rocky Top Gardens. Prodigious grower and high bud count.

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