Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Housley
Year Of Registration: 1957
Seedling Number: VV53D
Classification: Arilbred
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Green
Lavender
Violet
Bloom Color Description: Sandalwood standards, infused olive, violet flush; lavender flushed falls, bronze gold shoulder, violet stripe

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Parentage: Sea Lark X Lady Mohr

Common names
  • Arilbred Iris
  • Iris

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