Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Stephen Stevens
Year Of Registration: 1983
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: 76-57-6
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (66 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Violet
Bloom Color Description: Violet and cinnamon standards, cinnamon edge; prominent cinnamon band around edge of falls, washed violet, lighter around beards
Beard Color: Cinnamon
Fragrance: Spicy
Awards: Award of Merit: 1990
Knowlton Medal: 1994

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: Buckles sdlg.: (Denver Mint x Meghan) X 73-18-12: (Denver Mint x War Lord)

Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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