Hybridizer: | Clarence Mahan |
Year Of Registration: | 1988 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1991 |
Seedling Number: | 186-1 |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 37 inches (94 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid Rebloom |
Rebloom by Zone: | Known To Rebloom Zone 6:-10° to 0° Known To Rebloom Zone 7: 0°-10° Known To Rebloom Zone 9: 20° to 30° |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Violet White |
Bloom Color Description: | White standards, flushed light violet around edge, violet midrib; medium to deep violet falls, very large pure white zonal area extending from hafts to nearly halfway down |
Beard Color: | White, yellow in throat |
Foliage: | Purple Based |
Fragrance: | Pronounced Spicy |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1993 Award of Merit: 1995 |
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: | Violet Miracle X Victoria Falls |
Child plants: | 19 child plants |
aspenhill | On July 15, 2017 | Obtained plant FSK Iris Society - qty 1 |
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