Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Robert Wayman
Year Of Registration: 1935
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1935
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Bitone

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid

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Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: West Central Tx 
Date: 2022-04-15

Date: c. 1940
illustration from Robert Wayman's 1940 catalog, Bayside, New York

Photo Courtesy of Wildwood Gardens. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2015-03-11
Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

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