Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: E. & A. Watkins
Year Of Registration: 1958
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1959
Seedling Number: 51-49
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Violet
Beard Color: Blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1961

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: Helen McKenzie X Major Eff
Child plants: 11 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Enid, Oklahoma
Date: 2015-05-09
Location: Enid, Oklahoma
Date: 2015-05-09
Location: Zone 6a, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-13
Beard & haft close-up
Location: Zone 6a, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-11
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