Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Sanford Babson
Year Of Registration: 1970
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1971
Seedling Number: R10-16
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, 3/4" medium blue border; white falls, 1/2" medium blue border
Beard Color: Pale yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1972
Award of Merit: 1974

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: N1116: (((Spanish Peaks x Vatican Purple) x (blue sdlg x Great Lakes)) x Melodrama) X Stepping Out
Child plants: 52 child plants

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