Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Melba Hamblen
Year Of Registration: 1972
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1972
Seedling Number: H67-35
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (66 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Greyed red purple standards; purple falls, bordered plum
Beard Color: Tipped violet blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1973
Award of Merit: 1975

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: 67-7G: (Lilac Champagne x (7-55, see Azure Gold, x (Fashion Show x Melodrama))) X Commentary

Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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