Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Donald Spoon
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: 93-73A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Tailored
Flared
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Smoky lavender white standards, midrib and base darker; smoky violet falls
Beard Color: Smoky violet to lavender white
Style Arm Color: Smoky lavender white

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: Silverado X Lord Fairfax

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-18
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-26
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-01
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-01
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-29
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-06-01
Location: Winterberry Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-11
Location: My yard in SE Nebraska
Date: 5/26/2011

Image courtesy of Winterberry Iris Gardens
Location: Winterberry Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-11
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 22, 2012 10:16 AM concerning plant:
    This is one of those rare irises that actually looks better in pictures than it does in real life.

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