Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Larry Lauer
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: 2177-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Cornflower blue standards; aster violet falls, copper brown shoulders
Beard Color: Spanish orange
Style Arm Color: Wisteria blue
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2010

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: 941: (Violet Turner x Romantic Evening) X Starring

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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