Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: A145-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34-36 inches (86-91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Flared
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Silvery blue
Beard Color: Silvery blue

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: Just Magic X Blues Brothers
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Beaumont Ridge Iris Gardens
Date: May -- 2012
Born at Dawn -- Blyth '95

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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