Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Chuck Chapman
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: 96-X-48
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Royal purple standards, some white near base and on inside of petals; white falls heavily dotted and stippled royal purple, small white area at center, solid purple edge
Beard Color: Purple, tipped light bronze
Style Arm Color: Royal purple

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: Parentage unknown
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-13

Photo Courtesy of Te Sligte Gardens. Used with Permission
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Comments:
  • Posted by ttkc4704 (Bayfield, Colorado S.W. Rockies - Zone 4b) on Jun 21, 2022 12:16 PM concerning plant:
    Listed in Chapman Iris ( Ontario) catalog as extremely cold hardy.

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