Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ferdinand Cayeux
Year Of Registration: 1934
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1934
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Fragrance: Pronounced
Musky

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Parentage: (Alcyon X Blanchefleur) X B. Y. Morrison
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Uploaded by iciris
Location: Switzerland, May 2016
Date: May 2016
Iris Voltigeur May 2016
Location: Bordeaux, France
Date: 2016-05-03
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-23
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Uploaded by iciris
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

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