Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Seedling Number: E88-12
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Lavender blue standards, slightly deeper midrib; navy blue violet falls, 18" lavender blue band, heavy white striations halfway down petal
Beard Color: Tangerine, base white
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Crazy for You X About Town
Child plants: 7 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Wonthaggi/North , Victoria, Australia
Date: 2022-11-06
Location: Schreiner's Garden
Date: 2011-05-20
Location: Schreiner's Garden
Date: 2011-05-20
Location: Schreiner's Garden
Date: 2011-05-20

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