Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Kavan for Sass
Year Of Registration: 1956
Seedling Number: T 52-1
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 18-20 inches
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Lavender blue, some markings on hafts

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: Diploid
Parentage: Parentage unknown; found in Henry Sass's seedling patch and released by him to registrant
Child plants: 13 child plants

Common names
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Sep 16, 2015 3:46 PM concerning plant:
    Introduced as an Intermediate Bearded Iris, but considered to be a Miniature Tall Bearded Iris

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