Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: O. D. Niswonger
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: 34-84
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Flower Patterns: Dark Top
Bloom Color Description: Lilac blue standards, midrib deeper; very pale lilac blue falls, near white
Beard Color: White, tipped red

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: Battle Fury X Lilac Lass
Child plants: 7 child plants

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Date: 2008-06-16
Image courtesy of Blue J Iris

Date: 2008-06-16
Image courtesy of Blue J Iris

Date: 2008-06-16
Image courtesy of Blue J Iris

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