Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Kevin Nilsen
Year Of Registration: 1996
Seedling Number: 24-90-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (90 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Early
Early
Flower Form: Laced
Bloom Color Classification: White
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Pure white, slight greenish veining
Beard Color: Orange red, white base
Style Arm Color: 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: Radiant Energy X Melissa Sue

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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