Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Fred DeForest
Year Of Registration: 1951
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1952
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Manganese violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1953
Award of Merit: 1955
Dykes Memorial Medal: 1956

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: Chivalry X Spanish Peaks
Child plants: 53 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2018-04-29
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2021-05-02
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: Spring 2021
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Image from 1958 Eden Road catalog.
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-23
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens

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