Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1982
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1982
Seedling Number: K 397-B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Rosy lavender
Beard Color: White
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1984
Award of Merit: 1989

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: Fabulous Frills X H 286-C: ((Champagne Music x B 715-1: (Lilac Supreme x Christmas Time)) x D 356-1: (Dream Time x B 787-4))
Child plants: 44 child plants

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Location: New Zealand
Fully opened & mature bloom
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Location: New Zealand
A newly opened 'Visual Arts'
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