Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Sass-Plough
Year Of Registration: 1959
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1960
Seedling Number: Sass sdlg
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Tailored
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White ground with methyl violet stitching
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1961

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: Sass 49-59 X Dancing Waters
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Finksburg, MD
Date: 2020-06-02
Taken in my garden
Location: Sass Memorial Iris Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2015-05-27
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2012-05-04
Location: The Botanical Garden in Wrocław, Poland.
Date: 2019-05-28
Location: The Botanical Garden in Wrocław, Poland.
Date: 2019-05-28
Location: Sass Memorial Iris Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2015-05-21
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2010-05-21
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