Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1970
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1971
Seedling Number: 67-23H
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 22 inches (56 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Late
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Light lavender standards; red violet falls, lavender edge
Beard Color: Yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1973

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 65-41: ((((Chivalry x Spanish Peaks) x Frosted Starlight) x Mount Eden) x (Mary McClellan x Progenitor) x (pink sdlg x Darby sdlg.: (Sharkskin x I. balkana)))) X 65-152: (Commentary x (Native Dancer x (pink sdlg x (Sharkskin x I. balkana))))

Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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