Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: A77-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Purple
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Silvery pastel blue standards; violet to red violet falls, paling slightly toward edge
Beard Color: Blue, hairs tipped lemon in throat

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: Silverado X Blues Brothers
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-28
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-28
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-06-01
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-06-01
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-27
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-06

Photo courtesy Antique Rose Emporium. (image labeled incorrectly)
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 22, 2012 8:48 PM concerning plant:
    Nicely ruffled, nicely colored neglecta. Flowers are kind of small.

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