Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gordon Plough
Year Of Registration: 1971
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1972
Seedling Number: 66-167-12
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, blended spectrum violet border; white falls, narrowly edged spectrum violet
Beard Color: Violet with each hair tipped mustard, more heavily in throat
Style Arm Color: Violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1973

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: 64-82-49: ((Jaipur x (My Darling x Copper Halo)) x (((Happy Meeting x ((plicata sdlg x Vatican Purple) x Castle Rock))) x Saigon) x Tea Apron)) X Stepping Out
Child plants: 7 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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