Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Walter Luihn
Year Of Registration: 1981
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1982
Seedling Number: 77-39
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Aconite violet, slight reddish sheen
Beard Color: Violet
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1984

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: Dusky Dancer X His Lordship
Child plants: 2 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2009-05-21
Location: Australia
Date: 2020-10-24
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Date: 2009-05-21

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