Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Allan Ensminger
Year Of Registration: 1978
Seedling Number: 175-15
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 20 inches (51 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
White
Flower Patterns: Broken
Bloom Color Description: White, random lilac purple markings
Beard Color: Yellow, tipped violet

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: 71-23: ((61-35 x 61-4) x Stepping Out) X 71-35: ((66-21 x Rippling Waters) x (63-12 x Rippling Waters))
Child plants: 3 child plants

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  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Date: 2023-05-21
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Date: 2023-05-21

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