Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ruth Rogers
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1988
Seedling Number: R-81-12-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Laced
Bloom Color Description: Light purple standards; greyed purple falls, purple violet flash under beards, lighter 1/8" edge
Beard Color: Orange, tipped lighter orange
Fragrance: Slight
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: Latin Lover X 76-K-8A: (Grand Waltz x Princess)
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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