Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: David Miller
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: 93-9L
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Silver/Grey
Bloom Color Description: White standards, pale blue tinge at base; white falls, pale green veining
Beard Color: Medium blue, hairs tipped white at end
Style Arm Color: White, base blue
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2006

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Silverado X San Juan Silver

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