Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: O. D. Niswonger
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: Sp 3-93
Classification: Spuria
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Gold
Bloom Color Description: Deep blue standards; gold falls, rimmed deep blue
Style Arm Color: Deep blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2000
Award of Merit: 2003
Eric Nies Medal: 2006

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Showy
Ploidy: Diploid
Parentage: Missouri Rivers X -- probably Russian Blue
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Location: north central Texas
Date: 2005-05-07
Location: north central Texas
Date: 2016-05-08
Location: Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden
Date: 2015-05-23
Location: north central Texas
Date: 2004-05-07
Location: Descanso Gardens, California
Date: 2017-05-10
Location: East Tennessee
Date: 2018-05-19

Remarks by Dee S: Snowpeak Iris

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