Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Lloyd Zurbrigg
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: KK 126
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Medium violet blue
Beard Color: Medium violet blue, some hairs tipped yellow, medium violet blue long horn or spoon
Space Age Beard Appendages: Horns
Spoons

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: HH 102-3-2: ((Shipshape x Trumpet Concerto) x (Victoria Falls x (Grand Dame x Summer Holidays))) X Scented Bubbles

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: zone 10a socal
Date: 2018-04-24
close-up of cute horns on 'margaret helen'
Location: zone 10a socal
Date: 2018-04-24

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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