Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Walter Moores
Year Of Registration: 1980
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1981
Seedling Number: 74-72
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 22 inches (56 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, wide violet purple edge and stitching; white falls, solid violet purple hafts, narrow stitching and dotting down edge
Beard Color: White, tipped purple and bronze
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1983

General Plant Information (Edit)
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
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: (Violet Virgo x Rococo) X (Stepping Out x Grand Baroque)

Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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