Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Craig
Year Of Registration: 1952
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1952
Classification: Arilbred
Registered Height: 50 inches (127 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Deep violet blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1954
Other: C. G. White Award: 1959

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
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)
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Parentage: Blue Ox X Chivalry
Child plants: 86 child plants

Common names
  • Arilbred Iris
  • Iris

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