Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Louis Denis
Year Of Registration: introduced prior to registration system
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1914
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 24 inches
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: White
Wine
Bloom Color Description: Pale flesh white standards; plum red falls, pink border
Beard Color: Yellow orange
Foliage: Purple Based

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: 6 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Jacquie’s garden
Date: May 2016
Location: Zone 6a, Pennsylvania
Date: 2017-05-21
Location: Jacquie’s garden
Date: May 2016

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