Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Allan Ensminger
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: 93-8
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 23 inches (58 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Campanula violet, falls deeper
Beard Color: Deeper campanula violet
Style Arm Color: Deeper campanula violet
Fragrance: Slight

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: 89-6: (86-29: (Christa x (Infatuation x Entourage)) x Shenanigan) X Iris Bohnsack

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  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Sass Memorial Iris Garden near Ashland, NE

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