Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Fred Spahn
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: 81K2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Description: Silvery light lavender standars; silvery light lavender falls, slightly deeper edge
Beard Color: Light yellow

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: 79C9: (Sunrise Symphony x Louise Watts) X 76G3: (Grand Waltz x Springtime Fantasy)

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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