Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Gatty
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: S31-5
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: White, faint greenish cast on falls
Beard Color: White, lemon in throat
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1993
Award of Merit: 1996

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
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Fine China X Royal Elegance
Child plants: 9 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Tehachapi, CA
Date: 2014-05-17
Iris 'Christmas' taken at dusk.
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2018-04-18
TB Iris Christmas

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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