Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jim & Vicki Craig
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: 11R23
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (66 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: Antique white standards; violet falls in center, lighter edge
Beard Color: Yellow, tipped violet blue
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 9M9: ((En Route x Maroon Caper) x Whole Cloth) X 8L3: (Chapeau x (Sacred Mountain x aphylla "Werckmeister"))
Child plants: 2 child plants

Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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