Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ferdinand Denis
Year Of Registration: introduced prior to registration system
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1916
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Mid

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
Parentage: Ricardi x Dalmatica
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Zone 6a, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-09
Location: Zone 6a, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-09
Beard closeup

Date: c. 1922
photo by S. Mottet from 'Les Iris cultivés', 1923
Comments:
  • Posted by DaveinPA (South central PA - Zone 6a) on Jul 18, 2016 8:35 AM concerning plant:
    This was misidentified for years at Presby as Canyon Mists. Finally confirmed and is B7L. Always looked too blue for being R7L.

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