Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: S. Doonan
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: 84-18-17
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White, 3/4" to 1" intense orchid to medium red violet markings and line on midrib
Beard Color: Blue orchid, creamy white in throat
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: Lorilee X Laced Cotton

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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