Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Ernst
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: KF168-1F
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 45 inches (114 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Medium blue, violet cast, falls blended lighter blue at end of beards
Beard Color: Medium blue
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Fair Dinkum X F168-1: ((Irene Nelson x Honest Pleasure) x Gaulter 81-17, inv. Irene Nelson)

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden in SE PA
Date: 2015-05-26
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Date: 2024-04-19

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