Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Larry Lauer
Year Of Registration: 2013
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2013
Seedling Number: 2531-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Aster violet standards with white dotting thoughout; dark purple falls, large white center dotted with dark purple splashes 3/4 way down petal to a solid dark purple ending with thin white rim
Beard Color: Aster violet
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Storm Track X 2240-1: (Night Moves x Romantic Evening)

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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