Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Ernst
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: HS902-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Dark violet blue, slightly lighter around beards
Beard Color: Violet blue, tipped light blue
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1996

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
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Lavender Luck X Dusky Challenger
Child plants: 13 child plants

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  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Mexico, Missouri 
Date: 2022-05-11
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: early June 2020
very ruffled...
Location: Chailey Iris Garden, East Sussex, UK.
Date: 2022-06-11
Photo by stilldew
Photo by stilldew

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Photo by Misawa77
Photo by Misawa77

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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