Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ron Busch
Year Of Registration: 1981
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1981
Seedling Number: 7578/1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, wide pale pink lavender margin; white falls, cream pink lavender markings around edge, purple spotting on shoulders
Beard Color: Tangerine

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: ((Chinquapin x Majorette) x (June Meredith x Jungle Fires)) X (((Lula Marguerite x Velvet Robe) x Laurie) x ((Rococo x Taholah x Pipes of Pan))

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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