Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Melba Hamblen
Year Of Registration: 1975
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1976
Seedling Number: H69-47
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Yellow standards; violet blue falls, chartreuse hafts
Beard Color: Yellow orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1977
Award of Merit: 1979

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: Misty Dawn X Foggy Dew
Child plants: 41 child plants

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Location: Switzerland, in my garden
Date: 2018-05-10
Uploaded by Cuzz4short

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: Poilly-Lez-Gien France
"Photo courtesy of Cayeux Iris. Used with permission."
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