Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: LeRoy Meininger
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: 91-MI-5
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Pink
White
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: White standards, pink center flush, green veining; pale lavender falls, hafts marked mauve, narrow flesh pink rim
Beard Color: Carrot orange
Style Arm Color: White, flushed pink on edge and midrib
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2003

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
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Matinee Idol X unknown
Child plants: 10 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2023-05-02
TB Iris Lava Moonscape
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Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2017-04-27
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Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2021-05-04

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dragonfetti On April 18, 2015 Obtained plant
I.R.I.S. Inland Region Iris Society sale; rhizome only; $4.00. LLO
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