Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Allan Ensminger
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: ENS 97-52
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Blue violet standards, base light violet; blue violet edge falls, near white at center
Beard Color: Orange, white at end
Style Arm Color: Blue violet
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Fallen Angel X 92-78: (89-60: (Isn't This Something x Special Feature) x 189-53, grandparent of Solomon's Seal)

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