Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Vincent Christopherson
Year Of Registration: 2001
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: L5-107A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 31 inches (79 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Luminata
Bloom Color Description: Light purple standards paling to yellow tan rim; white falls, purple luminata wash
Beard Color: Yellow with rust hair tips, white base
Style Arm Color: Yellow, stigma lavender
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2006

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: Spirit World X Ominous Stranger
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Western Kentucky
Date: April 2012
Location: Westminster Maryland

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Date: April 2014
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Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-06-08
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: April 2014
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: Spring 2014
Bud unfurling.
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: April 2012
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: April 2014
Unfurling.

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Dup up, potted, and transplanted in fall to Vegetable Raised Bed 9.
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