Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Seedling Number: T5507LtPkBlBds
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Pale pink
Beard Color: Baby ribbon blue, short horn on early blooms
Space Age Beard Appendages: Horns
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2001

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: T5056PkBlBds: ((Saturnalia x Sheer Poetry) x ((Sp3452BlHr: (SP3228Y&Wh x Moon Mistress) x Sky Hooks) x (Birthstone x Sky Hooks))) X (((((Carved Cameo x Picture Pink) x (Orchid Song x Vanity)) x Magic) x ((Orchid Song x Vanity) x (Ice Sculpture x (Pink Taffeta x (One Desire x Adorable You))))) x Enchanting)
Child plants: 18 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2016-05-04

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Date: 2015-02-15
Photo by MargieNY
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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
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