Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Melba Hamblen
Year Of Registration: 1967
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1968
Seedling Number: H63-86A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Bloom Color Description: Lobelia blue, lighter fall centers
Beard Color: Red orange
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: 60-141: ((Fashion Show x Mary Randall x Pink Enchantment)) x (Melodrama x 60-48: (tangerine bearded blue inv. Palomino, Helen McGregor, Hit Parade, Radiation, Great Lakes) X ((((Helen McGregor x Radiation) x Palomino) x June's Sister) x Fifth Avenue))
Child plants: 5 child plants

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