Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: AA 1630-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Wine
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Lavender orchid standards; royal purple falls, 1/4" lavender orchid rim
Beard Color: Bright tangerine
Style Arm Color: Lavender orchid
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1998

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: W 325-12: (Latin Lady x Bristo Magic) X Sweeter than Wine
Child plants: 7 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2022-06-05

So Fine
Location: Terrace garden, right side (moved since then).
Date: 2008-0602
Lovely in the morning light.
Location: Terrace garden, right side (moved since then).
Date: 2007-0529
Location: Terrace garden, right side (moved since then).
Date: 2007-0529
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Uploaded by coboro
Uploaded by kosk0025
Location: Terrace garden, right side (moved since then).
Date: 2008-0602
Location: southern KY
Date: 2018-05-08

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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