Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: James Ennenga
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: E-85-16-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Description: White standards, wide edge, midrib and heavy stippling of amethyst violet; white falls, blended darker amethyst violet on edge, lighter centers, heavy dark amethyst violet markings on hafts
Beard Color: White, violet at end, yellow in throat
Style Arm Color: Yellow, amethyst violet midrib and crest
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: Warburton 34-V-1: (Singing Rain x Keppel 64-45G: ((Full Circle x Rococo) x Tea Apron)) X Pandora's Purple

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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