Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1968
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1970
Seedling Number: T1951A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Rose
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Cream standards peppered orchid rose; cream falls edged rose mulberry
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1971

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: Memphis Lass X (Yucca x Irma Melrose)
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Photo Gallery
Location: Botanical Garden, Faculty of Scence, Zagreb, Croatia
Date: 2021-05-04
Iris BE 'Decolletage'
Location: Botanical Garden, Faculty of Scence, Zagreb, Croatia
Date: May 12, 2020
Iris BE 'Decolletage'
Location: Botanical Garden, Faculty of Scence, Zagreb, Croatia
Date: April 25, 2021
Iris BE 'Decolletage'

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Location: Botanical Garden, Faculty of Scence, Zagreb, Croatia
Date: April 25, 2021
Iris BE 'Decolletage'

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