Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: James Ennenga
Year Of Registration: 2006
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: E-85-33-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Flat
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White falls, purple at throat, fading to narrow rim of purple at tip
Beard Color: Yellow orange
Style Arm Color: Purple, fading at edges
Fragrance: Pronounced
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: Little Freak X Rhythm

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Roswell, NM
Date: 2023-04-25
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