Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Anthony Lange
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: 4-88-15
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Violet standards; velvety purple violet falls, metallic overlay, violet edge, veining around beards
Beard Color: Old gold, white base, broad purple violet flounce
Space Age Beard Appendages: Flounces
Style Arm Color: Violet
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet

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: Sky Hooks X Spinning Wheel
Child plants: 8 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Yorkville, IL
Date: 2020-05-30
Location: Yorkville, IL
Date: 2020-06-01
Location: Yorkville, IL
Date: 2020-05-30

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