Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Mary Dunn
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1992
Seedling Number: M84-925
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards stitched rosy magenta purple, almost solid edge; white falls, rosy magenta stitching almost to edge
Beard Color: Whitish, yellow deep in throat
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1994

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

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Location: Central NC
Date: April 2024
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