Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Howard Shockey
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: 92-119-S
Classification: Arilbred
Registered Height: 28 inches (71 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Medium violet standards; buff falls, lightly overlaid violet, extremely large very dark brown purple signals
Beard Color: Yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1998
Award of Merit: 2000
C. G. White Medal: 2003

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Parentage: 90-119-B: (((82-113-4A: (79-105-C: (Stars Over Chicago x Welcome Reward) x Desert Princess) x Syrian Moon) x 86-140-T: (((79-105-H x Syrian Moon) x (Heart Stealer x 79-105-C)) x Onlooker)) x Queen Sheba) X 89-114-B: (86-140-T x 86-136-9G: (82-113-4A x (Heart Stealer x (Heart Stealer x Kalifa Gulnare))))
Child plants: 41 child plants

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  • Arilbred Iris
  • Iris

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Location: north central Texas
Date: 2007-04-12
Location: Zone7b East Tenn
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

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