Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Nadine Yunker
Year Of Registration: 1968
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1971
Seedling Number: 163-3N
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Description: Amethyst violet, orange buff hafts
Beard Color: Orange buff

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: (((Black Forest x Chivalry) x Lipstick sibling)) x ((Love Story x Chivalry) x Hall pink sdlg))) X (((Arctic Flame sibling x ((Love Story x Chivalry) x Hall pink sdlg))) X (((Arctic Flame sibling x Bluebird Blue) x Fleeta)) x sibling)))

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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