Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: J. T. Aitken
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: 80-109
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Light violet standards, blending to very light blue violet rim; red violet falls, blending to intense violet black at rim
Beard Color: Violet, tipped yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988
Award of Merit: 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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Going My Way X Mystique
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: New Zealand
Date: 2014-11-09
Location: Pleasants Valley Iris Farm, Vacaville CA
Date: 2009-05-02
Photo courtesy of Pleasants Valley Iris Farm, www.irisfarmer.com
Location: New Zealand

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Location: New Zealand

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