Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jesse Wills
Year Of Registration: 1947
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1947
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1949
Award of Merit: 1951

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
Parentage: (Hermitage x Hernani) X Song Of Gold
Child plants: 24 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2019-05-10
Star Shine (Wills 1947)
Location: Switzerland, Merian Gardens Basel
Date: 2017-05-20
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Date: 2021-10-22
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Date: 2021-10-22
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Date: 2021-10-22
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Date: 2021-10-22
Location: Australia
Date: 2021-10-22

Date: 2015-02-12
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