Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: R. L. Lyell
Year Of Registration: 1946
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1946
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Debby Rairdon
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1950
Award of Merit: 1954

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
Parentage: (Matula x Midwest Gem) X yellow seedling
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Estonia
Date: 2021-06-11

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