Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ferdinand Cayeux
Year Of Registration: 1931
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1931
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Violet
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Other: Certificate of Merit, SNHF (France) 1931

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: Iceberg X Evolution
Child plants: 24 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Uploaded by MargieNY

Date: c. 1937
illustration from the 1937 catalog, Quality Gardens, Freeport, Il
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-19

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens

Date: c. 1937
illustration from the 1937 catalog, Robert Wayman, Bayside, New Y
Uploaded by AlanJ

Date: c. 1936
photo from the 1936 catalog, Cooley's Gardens, Silverton, Oregon
Uploaded by MargieNY

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