Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Edward Williamson
Year Of Registration: 1934
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1934
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Purple
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1936
Award of Merit: 1938

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
Child plants: 26 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2020-05-15
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Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

Date: c. 1948
illustration from the 1948 catalog, Cooley's Gardens, Silverton,
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
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