Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1976
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1976
Seedling Number: 5418D
Classification: Spuria
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Cobalt violet, small yellow signals
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1977

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)
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Diploid
Parentage: Connoisseur X Red Oak

Common names
  • Spuria Iris
  • Iris

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