Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Larry Lauer
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: 524-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Silver/Grey
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Light silver grey standards, slight light naples yellow rim; light silver grey falls, slight lavender cast paling to naples yellow rim
Beard Color: Lavender, hairs tipped bronze
Style Arm Color: Naples yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2004

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: Hager T5056: ((Saturnalia x Sheer Poetry) x T4721YBlHr: ((Sp3452BlHr: (SP3228Y&Wh x Moon Mistress) x Sky Hooks) x (Birthstone x Sky Hooks))) X 88-88-9: (86-26: (Nancy Glazier x Brandy) x 86-5, unknown)
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-08
First year bloom.
Photo by Misawa77
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-07
Look at that beautiful beard!
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-12
Photo by Misawa77

Date: 2019-11-03

Date: 2019-11-03
Location: Australia
Date: 2022-11-12
Ride the Tiger
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-03
First year bloom. In bright sun.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Photo by Misawa77
Photo by Misawa77

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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