Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Walter Moores
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: 84-17
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 6:-10° to 0°
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, stitched and stippled violet purple; white falls, violet purple stitched edge
Beard Color: Pale blue to white

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: Earl of Essex X (((((Fall Fulfillment x (Preamble x Lalitha Mallette)) x (Rococo x Royal Band)) x (Preamble x Lalitha Mallette)) x (Rococo x Royal Band)) x Spinning Wheel)

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Wilhoit, AZ
Date: 2023

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