Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: MM 768-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Pansy purple
Beard Color: Blue violet, bishop purple in throat
Style Arm Color: Pansy 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: Emperor's Delight X Brazilian Holiday

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Common names
  • Iris
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Date: 2015-05-23
AIS National Convention, Portland, OR--Iris in Wonderland 2015
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Location: Iowa
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-25

At Schreiner's Iris Gardens, Oregon.
Location: Schreiners Gardens
Date: 2012-05-31
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At Schreiner's Iris Gardens, Oregon.
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