Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Melba Hamblen
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1992
Seedling Number: H83-33B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: White
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: White, green texture veining
Beard Color: Orange red

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: H81-24A: (Sophistication x H74-50C: ((Touché x Misty Dawn) x (((Violet Fire x (Fashion Show x Melodrama)) x (Violet Fire x ((Palomino x (Radiation x Great Lakes)) x ((Helen McGregor x Radiation) x Palomino)))) x Crystal Flame) x Hilight))) X Nancy Glazier

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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