Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: T4220WstPr
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Bloom Color Description: Deep purple
Beard Color: Pale yellow, tipped purple

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: Titan's Glory X Big Valley
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Photo by iciris
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: Superstition Iris Gardens - Cathey's Valley, CA
Date: April 18, 2015
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2012-05-10

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