Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Glenn Corlew
Year Of Registration: 1974
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1976
Seedling Number: 669-1V
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 23 inches (58 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, sanded and dotted violet; white falls, neatly edged violet
Beard Color: Yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1977

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: Franciscan Friar X Keppel 64-45G: ((Full Circle x Rococo) x Tea Apron)

Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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