Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1983
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1983
Seedling Number: N69-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, heavily infused lilac; white falls, precise 1/4" lilac edge
Beard Color: Old gold

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: Satin Stitch X Grecian Gown
Child plants: 18 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2015-06-04
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2015-06-04
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