Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jeannette Nelson
Year Of Registration: 1974
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1977
Seedling Number: 71-30-8
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Flower Form: Fluted
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Wine
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Light lilac standards; red falls, precise light lilac rim
Beard Color: Yellow

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: Rare Wine X unknown
Child plants: 48 child plants

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Date: 2016-04-23
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Date: 2016-04-23

Image from 1981 Eden Road catalog

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