Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Cleo Palmer
Year Of Registration: 1974
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1975
Seedling Number: 7021
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 23 inches (58 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Violet
Bloom Color Description: Light blue standards; light blue falls, white hafts from edge to edge, veined dark violet, light violet halo below beards
Beard Color: Yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1977

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: 6662: ((Blue Sapphire x Pierre Menard) x Regina Maria) X Little Titan

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