Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Magee
Year Of Registration: 1997
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Seedling Number: 8815C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Sky blue standards; ivory falls, purple plicata edge
Beard Color: Blue, gold in throat
Style Arm Color: Sky blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2002

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: Mirror Image X Acoma
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-21
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-21
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-20

Date: 2021-05-22
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-19

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
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gardenglassgems On January 9, 2023 Potted up
Dug up 2022 and potted summer 2022. Transplanted to Vegetable Raised Bed 9 and overwintered 1 rhizome in garage 2022/2023.
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