Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Alta Brown
Year Of Registration: 1966
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1967
Seedling Number: H 956-5
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 18 inches (46 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Lavender blue standards; chartreuse yellow falls
Beard Color: Brown, tipped blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1969

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: M 278-6: (Green Halo x Snow Elf) X Ib-Mac

Common names
  • Iris
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris

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