Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Steve Kelly
Year Of Registration: 2014
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2017
Seedling Number: WPCS 09-6
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Wisteria blue standards; dark blue violet falls deepening towards edges, violet veining on pale blue hafts
Beard Color: Deep purple
Style Arm Color: Wisteria blue
Fragrance: Slight

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: World Premier X Chocolates and Silk

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