Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Opal Brown
Year Of Registration: 1973
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1973
Seedling Number: 70-1E4
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Blue standards; violet blue falls
Beard Color: Blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1974
Award of Merit: 1976

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: Bluebell Lane X Violet Favor
Child plants: 33 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden in SE PA
Date: 2009-05-21

Date: 2015-03-12
Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

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