Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ferdinand Cayeux
Year Of Registration: 1946
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1946
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Smoky heliotrope standards; pinky purple falls

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

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: My garden, Sweden
Date: 2018
Location: My garden, Skåne, Sweden
Date: June 2016
Location: Tamberg garden, Berlin, Germany
Date: 2022-05-28
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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