Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: D. Steve Varner
Year Of Registration: 1977
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1978
Seedling Number: V3149
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Description: Buff standards; rose violet falls, edged buff

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: V187: (Sdlg. inv. Carillon Belles x Blocher sdlg.: (Whole Cloth x Royal Ruby)) X (amoena sdlg 5278: (Miss Indiana x ((Yesteryear x Top Flight) x Branch 59-22)) x (((Lipstick x (1/4 Snow Flurry, 1/4 New Snow, 1/2 pink sdlg.)) x Bluebird Blue) x Fleeta))
Child plants: one child plant

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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