Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Frank Foster
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: 89-30/BLD
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Dark blue
Beard Color: Cream white
Fragrance: Slight
Musky

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: (Valley West x (Millrace x Valley West)) X His Lordship

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-06
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Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2008-06-01
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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Photo Courtesy of Wildwood Gardens. Used with Permission
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Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-01
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Comments:
  • Posted by NHJenDion (Southern NH - Zone 5b) on Oct 5, 2013 1:42 PM concerning plant:
    The flowers on this variety are HUGE and an interesting periwinkle blue.

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