Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gordon Plough
Year Of Registration: 1974
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1975
Seedling Number: 69-47-6
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Mimosa yellow standards; sea lavender violet falls, deepening in center, yellow tan hafts, 1/4" blended grey brown border
Beard Color: Yellow orange blending to light violet at tip

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
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 67-30-11: (Siam x Bandolier) X 67-3-51: (Bandolier x (Christensen 1F-1: (Mary Randall x Melodrama) x Milestone))
Child plants: 2 child plants

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