Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Frederick Kerr
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: 88-17-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 9: 20° to 30°
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Ivory yellow standards, blue violet center flush; blue violet falls, lightening to white around beards
Beard Color: Yellow, tipped blue violet
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1997
Award of Merit: 2001

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: Edith Wolford X Lullaby of Spring
Child plants: 16 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Date: 2017-05-27
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Untitled by irisloverdee Oct 18, 2011 7:20 AM 0
Love the iris and the color echoes, Sue! by pirl May 4, 2014 8:49 PM 1

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