Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Mary Dunn
Year Of Registration: 1984
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: M80-738A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, stitched pale blue; white falls, stitched violet on edge and hafts
Beard Color: Violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988

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: Perfecta X Spinning Wheel
Child plants: 59 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2016-10-07
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2013-10-11
Honey Dripper iris in the background.
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2011-10-05
Location: Indiana
Date: May
Tall bearded iris 'Momentum'

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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