Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Allan Ensminger
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: 279-65
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 23.5 inches (60 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Lilac purple, lighter at hafts
Beard Color: Yellow, tipped lilac purple
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1989
Award of Merit: 1992

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: 76-13: ((Rippling Waters x (Frost and Flame x Belle Meade)) x sibling) X Iris Bohnsack
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-24

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