Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Williamson
Year Of Registration: 1927
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1927
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1926

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
Parentage: Lent A. Williamson X mixed pollen
Child plants: 40 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Uploaded by IrisP
Uploaded by crowrita1
Location: Iowa
Date: 2022-05-31
Uploaded by Misawa77

Date: c. 1936
photo from the 1936 catalog, Dorothy Stoner, Merriam, Kansas
Location: Iowa
Date: 2022-05-31
Location: East Tennessee
Date: 2017-04-22

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Plant Events from our members
dragonfetti On February 3, 2015 Potted up
Planted into sunflower garden. Plant is green but small.
dragonfetti On January 30, 2015 Obtained plant
From eBay; $2.97+3.00 shipping. Very small rhizomes maybe two inches tall and an inch around. But I wanted historics... will think that through next time. Seller irisreduce. will hydrate tonight.
gardenglassgems On August 27, 2022 Transplanted
From pot to Flower Garden Bed 3.
gardenglassgems On June 27, 2022 Potted up
Removed from Dizzy's Garden due to issues.
gardenglassgems On May 31, 2022 Bloomed
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