Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bob Brown
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: 84-29
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Medium violet blue, darker blaze around beards
Beard Color: Medium violet blue, yellow at base

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: 81-15: ((Bay Rum x Caliente) x (74-6: (7153 blue: (White King x Royal Gold) x His Lordship) x 75-4: (7153 blue: (White King x Royal Gold) x His Lordship))) X 81-23: (Night Hawk x 75-10: (7153 blue: (White King x Royal Gold) x His Lordship))

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