Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thornton Abell
Year Of Registration: 1972
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1973
Seedling Number: 63-40
Classification: Pacific Coast
Registered Height: 13 inches (33 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Light violet standards with pale violet claw; full violet falls with fine pale violet border
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1975

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Parentage: From I. douglasiana seeds gathered in wild near Monterey, CA
Child plants: one child plant

Common names
  • Pacific Coast Iris
  • Iris

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