Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Eugene Buckles
Year Of Registration: 1968
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1969
Seedling Number: 65-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Magenta
Bloom Color Description: Light lavender blue standards; red plum falls
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1970

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: Gypsy Lullaby X Memphis Lass
Child plants: 9 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Whitesboro, TX
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Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-23
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Location: Paris, France
Date: 2016-05-17
Location: Paris, France
Date: 2016-05-17

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