Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager, deceased, by Cooley's Gardens
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: T5920RfLvBlt
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Light blue
Flower Patterns: Dark Top
Bloom Color Description: Dark lavender blue standards; pale blue wash on white falls
Beard Color: Blue, hairs tipped white, blended yellow 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: T5382BltBld: (T4840#2: (Tinted Crystal x T3702: (Silver Flow x Ruffled Ballet)) x Garden Escort) X T5364WBl/Wh: (T4840BlWh: (Tinted Crystal x T3702: (Silver Flow x Ruffled Ballet)) x Timescape)
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Home garden
Date: 2016-04-17
Night photo
Location: Southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-24

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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