Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jim & Vicki Craig
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: 2R2
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 20 inches (51 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Early
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Light violet blue standards; medium violet blue falls, flushed darker in center
Beard Color: Yellow and light blue, tipped white

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 22T8: (Star Child x (En Route x Maroon Caper)) X 2N1: (Star Child x (Sacred Mountain x "aphylla Werckmeister"))

Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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