Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Cook
Year Of Registration: 1957
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1959
Seedling Number: 11155
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Emma Cook
Bloom Color Description: White standards; white falls, 1/2" border royal purple
Beard Color: White on outer end, yellow under stylearm
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1959
Award of Merit: 1961

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: Sdlg 12552: (((blue sdlg x Progenitor x Shining Waters)) x Distance x (Progenitor x Shining Waters))) X sdlg 14152: (Dreamcastle x (blue sdlg x (Distance x (Progenitor x Shining Waters))))
Child plants: 99 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: New Zealand
Date: 2013-10-27

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