Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Orville Fay
Year Of Registration: 1953
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1953
Seedling Number: 50-06
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Deep violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1954
Award of Merit: 1958

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: Fay 48-61: (Snow Flurry x Chivalry) X Fay 48-43: (sdlg 44-44 blue x Chivalry)
Child plants: 4 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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