Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Allan Ensminger
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: 180-21
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 20 inches 51 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: White
Beard Color: Gentian blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1990

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: 77-3: ((Jungle Shadows x I. pumila) x (Jungle Shadows x I. pumila)) X 75-11: ((Frost and Flame x Belle Meade) x Charmed Circle)
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
Date: 2020-05-03
Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
Date: 2020-05-03
Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
Date: 2022-05-04
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2021
A lovely subtle gem - this years blooms seem to have nestled, bei
Location: Southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-24
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: early May 2020
Another sweet white with a blue beard.

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