Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1992
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: RE5080BgRfWh
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 31 inches (79 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Rebloom
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Bloom Color Description: Porcelain white, chartreuse yellow deep on hafts
Beard Color: White, tipped yellow in throat

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: Many Happy Returns X Bonus Mama

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Sussex, UK
Date: early June 2019
Clear white - no hint of blue, beards only lightly tipped yellow.
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: early June 2019
Clear white blooms - with yellow wash and veining in the throat.
Uploaded by Lbsmitty

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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