Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Sanford Babson
Year Of Registration: 1963
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1963
Seedling Number: J72-11
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Lavender
Bloom Color Description: Buff standards; light lavender violet falls, red brown on haft
Beard Color: Lavender, tipped bronze
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1964
Award of Merit: 1967

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: E61-3 X (Savage x Red Shadows)
Child plants: 179 child plants

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Date: 2024-08-23
Image from 1974 Schreiner's catalog
Location: Philo, California
Date: 1985

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