Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Hans Peter Sass
Year Of Registration: 1924
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1924
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Mid blue

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
Child plants: 11 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Finksburg, MD
Date: 2016-05-24
Photo taken in my garden

Date: c.1938
photo from the 1938 catalog, Nelis Nurseries, Holland, Michigan
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2012-04-17

Date: 2015-03-11
Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2012-04-24
Uploaded by KentPfeiffer

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