Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Melba Hamblen
Year Of Registration: 1968
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1969
Seedling Number: H64-16-68
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Yellow standards, shot violet; violet falls lightening toward hafts, bordered yellow
Beard Color: Orange, tipped lighter
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1971

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: Lilac Champagne X (Rippling Waters x (7-55: (((Palomino x (Radiation x Great Lakes)) x ((Helen McGregor x Hit Parade) x Palomino)) x ((Helen McGregor x Radiation) x Palomino)))) x sibling))

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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