Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Edward Christensen
Year Of Registration: 1969
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1970
Seedling Number: 5F7-27
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Purple
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Wistaria blue standards; plum purple falls, edged lighter, dark brown hafts, some veining by beards
Beard Color: Yellow to blue, tipped yellow
Style Arm Color: Wistaria blue

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: ((Melodrama x Violet Victory) x (Inca Chief x Lockwood) x (Huntsman x Quadrille)) X self
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Brooks Garden, Brooks, OR
Date: 2011-05-22
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-23
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-23
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.

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