Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: K. Smith
Year Of Registration: 1949
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1949
Seedling Number: 6-6
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Purple
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1950
Award of Merit: 1952

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
Parentage: Extravaganza X Louise Blake
Child plants: 16 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: April 2020
I just got a specific variety ID on this one!
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Date: 2021-05-09
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Iris detail and a little friend
Location: Durham, NC
Date: May, 2015
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Date: 2022-05-17

Image courtesy of Iris City Gardens
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Date: 2015-05-15
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-23
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Date: 2014-05-22
Beard
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Date: 2015-05-15

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
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