Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joyce Meek
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: 55-1-6
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 6:-10° to 0°
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, heavily stitched orchid; white falls
Beard Color: White, tipped coral

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: 473-1-3: (Deanna Darcy x Candace) X Lingering Love
Child plants: 5 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2015-05-04
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2015-05-04
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: April 2012
Photo by Muddymitts

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: April 2012

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