Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: S. Moldovan
Year Of Registration: 1969
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1970
Seedling Number: 26-69A
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 25 inches (64 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Description: Light orchid violet standards; rich red purple falls, large deeper spot
Beard Color: Tangerine red

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: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: 66-1E: (63-47: ((61-6: (57-4: ((Fay 51-40: (New Snow x Cherie) x pink sdlg.) x May Hall) x Whole Cloth) x 61-10: ((((Fay 51-40: (New Snow x Cherie) x pink sdlg.) x May Hall) x self)) X 6343: (61-10 x 61-6)) X Dove Wings

Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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