Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Merle Roberts
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: 98-189A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Early
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
White
Flower Patterns: Emma Cook
Bloom Color Description: White standards; white falls, 3/4" blue band, yellow around beards changing to chocolate brown at hafts
Beard Color: Yellow, white base
Style Arm Color: White
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2007

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: Columbia Springs X Deltaplane
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2017-04-04
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2017-04-04
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Date: 2018-04-10
Chimera bloom.
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Date: 2018-04-10
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Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2017-04-02
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Date: 2014 season

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