Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Carol Lankow by J. T. Aitken
Year Of Registration: 1992
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1992
Seedling Number: 4G35-1
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 24 inches (61 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White ground plicata, deep blue violet rim
Beard Color: Violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1994
Award of Merit: 1996
Hans and Jacob Sass Medal: 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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Chubby Cheeks X Jesse's Song
Child plants: one child plant

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Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-18
Uploaded by KentPfeiffer
Location: Kaunas, Lithuania, EU
Date: 2013-02-11
Location: Kaunas, Lithuania, EU
Date: 2013-02-11
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-04-17
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-12
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-10
Uploaded by Misawa77

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Uploaded by Misawa77
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 22, 2012 11:19 AM concerning plant:
    Great grower, heavy bloomer. Well deserving of the Sass Medal.

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