Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: William Mohr- Sydney B. Mitchel
Year Of Registration: 1927
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1927
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1943
Award of Merit: 1944

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
Flower Color: White
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Parentage: (Conquistador x Parisiana) X Esplendido
Child plants: 65 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: c. 1940
illustration from Robert Wayman's 1940 catalog, Bayside, New York
Uploaded by Henhouse

Date: c. 1937
illustration from the 1937 catalog, National Iris Gardens, Beaver

Date: c. 1938
photo from the 1938 catalog, Milliken Iris Gardens, Pasadena, Cal
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

Date: c. 1939
photo from the 1939 catalog, Oakhurst Gardens, Arcadia, Californi

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

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