Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Gatty
Year Of Registration: 1981
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1981
Seedling Number: G8-4
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 25 inches (64 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Patterns: Reverse Amoena
Bloom Color Description: Blue white standards, soft violet flush up midrib; cool white falls
Beard Color: White, tipped yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1983

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: 67-2: (Frieda's Favorite x (Rehobeth x (Saint Jude x Lady Ilse))) X ((((Azure Skies x self) x Cook 1546) x Blue Denim) x (Dainty Delight x Blue Denim))

Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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