Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: B. Madsen
Year Of Registration: 1976
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1977
Seedling Number: 67-WJ-1
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 18 inches (46 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Purple
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Lavender standards; vibrant purple falls, lavender underside
Beard Color: Yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1979

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: (Elizabeth Noble x Whole Cloth) X Toll Gate

Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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