Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Allan Ensminger
Year Of Registration: 1979
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1981
Seedling Number: 176-7
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 28 inches (71 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Broken
Bloom Color Description: Victoria violet, white streaks and stripes
Beard Color: White
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1983

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: Inty Greyshun X Charmed Circle
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Northeastern Colorado
Date: 2023-05-23
Photo by Snork
Location: Southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-24

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Photo of the bloom of Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Purple Streaker') posted by Snork by Fleur569 Mar 3, 2015 3:28 PM 0

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