Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1966
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1967
Seedling Number: W 1551-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Dark marine blue violet
Beard Color: Navy blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1968
Award of Merit: 1970
Other: Judges Choice: 1968, 1969

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: S 635-A: ((J 219-A: (Blue Ensign x (The Admiral x Great Lakes)) X Randolph 53-244-2: ((Pierre Menard x (Distance x Sylvia Murray))
Child plants: 23 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Switzerland, in my garden
Date: 2017-05-28

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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