Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bob Brown
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: 8212
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Violet, darker midrib and tan overlay on falls, greenish tan around hafts
Beard Color: Greenish tan, tipped lavender

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: 7510: ((White King x Royal Gold) x His Lordship) X 7716: ((White King x Royal Gold) x Rushing Stream)
Child plants: 9 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2015-04-26
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2017-04-29
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2019-04-18
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2017-04-17
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-06
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2019-04-18
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2018-04-25
Simple, elegant and blooms every year with only 4 hours sun
Location: Hillsborough, NC
Date: 2017-04-20
Collage
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-06
Second year, first bloom. Blooms too close together.
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2018-04-29
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2023-06-03
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-31
Different color in different light..

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