Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: L. Donnell
Year Of Registration: 1981
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1983
Seedling Number: 78-17-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (101 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Violet
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Fawn standards, pale violet midrib; blue violet falls
Beard Color: Orange

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: Dingley Diadem X Foggy Dew
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: New Zealand
Date: 2014-11-06
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