Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Mary Dunn
Year Of Registration: 1992
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: M83-817E
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, wide deep violet band, violet midrib stain; deep violet falls, large white zone at beard area
Beard Color: Pale yellow, tipped white
Style Arm Color: Deep violet

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: Ghio 77-70: (((Copy Cat x Mystique) x Mystique) x Barletta) X Fancy Face
Child plants: one child plant

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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