Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Duane Meek
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: 69A-1-4
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 20-25 inches (51-64 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Reverse Amoena
Bloom Color Description: Blue violet standards, midrib flushed deeper; white falls
Beard Color: Blue
Fragrance: Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1997

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Edge of Winter X ((Apropos x Rococo) x Blue Luster)

Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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