Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Myrtle Wolff
Year Of Registration: 1961
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1962
Seedling Number: 57-1-4
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 17 inches (43 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Very Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Deep violet, veined deeper violet
Beard Color: Violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1963
Award of Merit: 1966

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: Perfect Love X Black Forest
Child plants: 9 child plants

Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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