Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Marky Smith
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: 89-27D
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 23 inches (58 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Greyed blue violet standards, midrib dark violet blue, faint dotting in paler center; white falls, 1/2" solid dark violet blue rim, 1/4" lighter stitched and dotted inner band, dark stitching surrounding and star point below beard
Beard Color: Dark blue violet, tipped brown, changing to brown gold to gold in throat
Style Arm Color: Greyed blue violet, dark violet blue rib
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1998
Award of Merit: 2000

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Chubby Cheeks X Snowbrook
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
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