Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Willis E. Fryer
Year Of Registration: 1919
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1919
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 22 inches (56 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards, velvety purple falls, edged white
Foliage: Purple Based

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: Diploid
Parentage: Parentage unknown
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2022-05-08
Location: Southeast Nebraska
Date: Spring 2013

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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