Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Melba Hamblen
Year Of Registration: 1979
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1980
Seedling Number: M74-2N
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 22 inches (56 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White, wide violet blue to blue border and dottings, inconspicuous cinnamon veining at hafts
Beard Color: Violet blue to blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1982

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: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Song of Erin X M69-26E: ((Marinka x ((Truce x Easter Holiday) x Grace Note)) x Canary Isle)

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