Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Grace Sturtevant
Year Of Registration: 1924
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1924
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Mount Enterprise, Texas
Date: 2024-04-18
Photo by Henhouse
Photo by Henhouse

Date: c. 1940
illustration from Robert Wayman's 1940 catalog, Bayside, New York

Date: 2015-02-18
Photo by MargieNY

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

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