Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1973
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1973
Seedling Number: C 980-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards; lavender orchid falls
Beard Color: Cream

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: W 939-A: ((Lavish Lady x Top Favorite) x (Amethyst Flame x Wonderment)) X W 957-J: (Crinkled Beauty x (Crinkled Beauty x Whole Cloth))
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Photo by touchofsky
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2016-06-17
This iris performs well growing in the dappled shade of a pine tr
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2017-06-24
Crystal Glow is floriferous even in partial shade
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2017-06-24

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers

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