Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Cy Bartlett
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: G-W2
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 23 inches (58 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Silver/Grey
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Storm grey standards; violet indigo falls
Beard Color: Deep grey

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: Gossip X Wensleydale

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Date: late May 2019
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