Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Walter Moores
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: 86-30-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 6:-10° to 0°
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Bloom Color Description: Dark red violet, white spray pattern around beards
Beard Color: White, tipped pale yellow

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 Feed Back

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Sussex, UK
Date: early June 2019
Close-up of the white spray pattern at throat.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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