Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Allan Ensminger
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: 184-32
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 24 inches (61 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Lavender rose
Beard Color: Yellow
Fragrance: Slight
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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Color Brite X 78-21: ((Little Mark x (Dominocus sibling x (Faydy Girl x sibling))) x ((((Gypsy Baron sdlg x Belle Meade) x Stepping Out) x 69-31) x (Doodle Strudel sibling x 69-31)))
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Border Bearded Iris
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