Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Chet Tompkins
Year Of Registration: 1959
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1958
Classification: Arilbred
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White plicata heavily brushed medium violet

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
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
Parentage: Schirmer: (Ormohr x Red Cross) x Mohrloff X (Echo Valley x Master Neil)

Common names
  • Arilbred Iris
  • Iris

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