Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gerald Richardson
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: 92-26-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Flared
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Light blue
White
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Light blue standards, deeper blue flush; blue white falls, hafts flushed blue
Beard Color: Blue white, hairs tipped gold
Style Arm Color: Light blue
Fragrance: Slight
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: Honky Tonk Blues X He-Man Blues
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Tall bearded iris 'T-Rex'
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-26
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-26

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