Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Allan Ensminger
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: 81-24
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 31.5 inches (80 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Violet
Flower Patterns: Broken
Bloom Color Description: Phlox pink, pansy violet splashes
Beard Color: Poppy red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1989
Award of Merit: 1993

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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Vanity X 77-54: (((64-12 x Stepping Out) x (Rippling Waters x (Frost and Flame x Belle Meade))) x Rancho Rose)
Child plants: 46 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2019-04-11
Uploaded by Cuzz4short
Location: Southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-24
Location: www.dasIrisFeld.ch in Oetlishausen, Switzerland - photo by Sharlene Sutter
Date: 2021-06-01
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: May 28, 2017
Uploaded by tveguy3

Date: 2017-10-12
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: May 2016

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens
Location: southern KY
Date: 4000-05-29

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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