Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Carl Milliken
Year Of Registration: 1946
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1946
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Flower Patterns: Bitone
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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Parentage: Betsy Ross X (Mount Cloud x Cheerio)
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: c. 1953
photo from the 1953 catalog, Milliken Gardens, Arcadia, Californi

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
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