Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Michael Foster
Year Of Registration: introduced prior to registration system
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1888
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Foliage: Purple Based

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Child plants: 11 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris

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Location: My Garden, Essex, UK. 
Date: 2024-05-20

Date: 2014-05-24

Date: 2014-05-24
throat, beard, haft

Date: c. 1915
photo from the 1915 catalog, Bertrand Farr, Wyomissing, Pennsylva
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JoChisholm On April 13, 2020 Obtained plant
Old House Gardens 2020
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