Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Mel Leavitt
Year Of Registration: 1991
Seedling Number: M-90-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: White
Wine
Bloom Color Description: White standards; white falls splashed red, edged white
Beard Color: Yellow, tipped white

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: H-77-M: (Ringo x Cloudless Sunrise) X H-80-P: (Spinning Wheel x Sterling Stitch)
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 1980-01-01
TB Iris Miss Pretty
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2022-05-02
TB Iris Miss Pretty

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