Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Donald Spoon
Year Of Registration: 2004
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: 96-295A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 6:-10° to 0°
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Midnight blue-violet standards; falls have midnight blue-violet plicata border on white ground, inner peppering, dark midline in center
Beard Color: White, tipped lavender, becoming deep yellow in throat
Style Arm Color: Midnight blue violet

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: Autumn Encore X Lilla's Stripes
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Date: 2020-10-24
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