Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Mrs. W. Noyd
Year Of Registration: 1956
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1958
Seedling Number: N5-34
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Bloom Color Description: Light blue, falls veined darker violet blue
Beard Color: Yellow
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1958
Other: C. G. White Award: 1962

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
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
Parentage: Butterfly Wings X Cahokia
Child plants: 18 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Blooms in shade.
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Date: 2020-05-24
Second year, first bloom.
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Date: 2015-05-06
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Image from 1961 Eden Road catalog

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