Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jacob Sass
Year Of Registration: 1942
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1942
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Luminata
Bloom Color Description: Indigo blue with solid golden heart
Beard Color: Yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1943

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2020-05-31
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2016-04-21
Moonlit Sea
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-04
Photo by Lbsmitty
Location: Michigan-my garden
Location: West Valley City, UT
Photo by Henhouse
Location: Southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-24
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska
Date: 2010-05-17
Location: Sass Memorial Iris Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2015-05-21
Location: Santa Cruz, California
Date: 2017-04-25
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2010-05-17
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2012-04-24
Location: West Valley City, UT
Photo by Henhouse
Location: southern KY
Date: 2018-05-10

Date: 2012-05-01

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: In my garden, a new plant
Date: 2012-05-01
Photo by avmoran
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