Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1970
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1970
Seedling Number: A 711-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Light to medium blue standards; blackish violet falls
Beard Color: Dusky orange to smoky shades
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1972

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: Marvalon X Black Swan
Child plants: 10 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-05-27
 11:41 am. Lovely threads of violet in the pale blue standards, c
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-05-26
 11:44 am.  A reliable performer.
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-05-27
 2:52 pm.  A classic older beauty.
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-06-02
 3:35 pm. There is an interesting symmetrical curvature of the bo

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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