Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: D. Smith
Year Of Registration: 1969
Seedling Number: 67-C-2
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 16 inches (41 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Bloom Color Description: Amethyst violet standards shaded orange; amethyst falls shaded orange

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: Tompkins 64-148: (Rosie O'Day x Gracie Pfost) X Ballet Babe

Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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