Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: James Gibson
Year Of Registration: 1974
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1975
Seedling Number: 40-888
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 24 inches (61 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, dark aconite violet rim; clean white falls, 1/4" very dark aconite violet edge
Beard Color: White, tipped yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1976

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: 44-5F: ((Dot and Dash x Rococo) x (81-OPA x Rococo)) X Stepping Out
Child plants: 2 child plants

Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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