Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gordon Plough
Year Of Registration: 1975
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1976
Seedling Number: 69-17-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, edges veined campanula violet, heavier at tip; white falls, overall campanula violet veining
Beard Color: White to yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1978

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: Winner's Circle X 66-73-19: (Wintry Night x Stepping Out)

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Location: Winson-Salem NC
Date: 2016-05-12
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Date: 2014-11-22

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2017-01-31

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers
Location: Australia
Date: 2022-11-05
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Date: 2022-11-01
Circus Stripes
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2017-01-31
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2017-01-31

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