Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Craig
Year Of Registration: 1955
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1955
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 22 inches (56 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Silver/Grey
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Lavender to amethyst gray standards; lavender to amethyst gray falls with mulberry purple blended signa
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1959
Hans and Jacob Sass Medal: 1968
Other: Hans and Jacob Sass Award: 1961

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: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Moon Goddess X Ib-Mac
Child plants: 2 child plants

Image
Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: north central Texas
Date: 2004-04-27

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Irises Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Irises (Iris)

« Visit the Irises forum

« The Irises Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by Lucius93 and is called "Pollination"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.