Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: Z 549-D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Early
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards stitched violet; white falls stitched purple
Beard Color: Yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1995

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: Eagle's Flight X Cinnamon Girl
Child plants: 19 child plants

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2017-03-26
Nice and bright at first opening.
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2018-04-03
Photo by Winklemanmr
Location: Durham, NC
Date: May, 2013
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2021-04-08
TB Iris Footloose
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2018-04-11
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2018-04-03
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2018-03-27
TB Iris Footloose
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Location: Durham, NC
Date: April, 2013
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Location: Home
Date: 2014-05-18
Location: In my garden. Poland.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.

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