Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bob Brown
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: 8515
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Purple violet
Beard Color: Orange, tipped white violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1994

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: 8133: ((7319: (Caro Nome x Nobleman) x 754: (7153 blue: (White King x Royal Gold) x His Lordship)) x (746: (7153 blue: (White King x Royal Gold) x His Lordship) x 754)) X 8111: ((7222B: (((Rippling Waters x Claudia Rene) x Caro Nome) x Apropos) x 7310: (((Rippling Waters x Claudia Rene) x Caro Nome) x Apropos)) x (Gala Madrid x 7256: (Apropos x (White King x Commentary))))
Child plants: one child plant

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