Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Cayeux
Year Of Registration: 2007
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: 01109C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (90 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Emma Cook
Bloom Color Description: Slightly chalk white standards; white falls, amethyst border
Beard Color: Orange yellow, light yellow at end
Style Arm Color: White
Fragrance: Slight

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 98179 C: (9545 A: (9089 B x Snowbrook) x (9572 A: (91187 A: (Astrid Cayeux x Helene C.) x Rebecca Perret)) X 98239 B, unknown
Child plants: 7 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Poilly-Lez-Gien France
"Photo courtesy of Cayeux Iris. Used with permission."
Location: Poilly-Lez-Gien France
"Photo courtesy of Cayeux Iris. Used with permission."

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