Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Burseen
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: 5-58A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 5: -20° to -10°
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Creamy white standards washed violet blue; creamy white falls, precise violet blue stitched band
Beard Color: Yellow, tipped white
Fragrance: Sweet

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Burgundy Brown X Decolletage
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: Dec. 14, 2018
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Date: 2019-01-15
Location: Sacramento, CA
Date: 2019-01-15

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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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