Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2005
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2006
Seedling Number: M60-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Violet
Wine
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Iridescent lilac standards, deeper reddish-violet iridescence toward midrib; smooth iridescent lilac falls with plum red hafts extending to just below beard giving a band effect across top
Beard Color: White, tipped bronze

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: Candy Clouds X Poem of Ecstasy
Child plants: 2 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Date: 2012-05-06
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Date: 2012-05-03

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