Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: DD 977-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Orchid lavender, deeper mulberry rim on falls, large white area around beards
Beard Color: Yellow

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: Grape Ice X Mulberry Punch
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Menton, France
Date: 2019-05-25
Location: Menton, France
Date: 2019-05-19

Date: 2017-10-09
Location: Poilly-Lez-Gien France
"Photo courtesy of Cayeux Iris. Used with permission."

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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dragonfetti On October 31, 2013 Obtained plant
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