Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Melba Hamblen
Year Of Registration: 1976
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1977
Seedling Number: H71-179A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Aconite violet
Beard Color: Aconite violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1978
Award of Merit: 1981

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: H67-92: ((Fountain Blue x High Heels) x (Fountain Blue x Katherine J. McLain)) X Pizzazz
Child plants: 5 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: My garden Somerset, CA
Date: 2020-06-09
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-06-06

Date: 2017-10-12
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 2016
Location: Botanical Garden, Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Croatia
Date: 2020-05-05
Iris TB 'Silent Majesty'
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-27

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