Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Eleanor McCown
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: 83-3
Classification: Spuria
Registered Height: 36-48 inches (91-122 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Lavender pink, shaded brown yellow in throat, yellow signals
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988
Other: Eric Nies Award: 1991

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Showy
Ploidy: Diploid
Parentage: 79-16: (Ripe Wheat x 75-5) X Highline Amethyst
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Spuria Iris

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Location: Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden
Date: 2015-05-23

Remarks by Dee S: Snowpeak Iris
Photo by coboro
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-05-29
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-05-29
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-05-29
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-05-31
Comments:
  • Posted by PollyK (Hannibal, NY - Zone 6a) on Apr 9, 2010 11:21 AM concerning plant:
    I like all those Highline ones. Very pretty!
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