Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Chet Tompkins
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: 84-131A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Rose
Violet
White
Bloom Color Description: White standards, faintly tinted blue; white falls washed blue, old rose and violet, 1/4" blue white edge with faint touch of chestnut on each side of beard
Beard Color: Lemon
Foliage: Purple Based

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: (((Cimbay x Latin Lover) x (Cimbay x Treasure Key)) x ((Cimbay x Latin Lover) x (Starburst x Cimbay))) X ((Cimbay x Starburst) x Cimbay x Cold Fire))
Child plants: 5 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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