Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2007
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2007
Seedling Number: N46-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Light blue
Flower Patterns: Dark Top
Bloom Color Description: Blue to blue lavender standards; blue white falls.
Beard Color: Lavender, gold in throat
Style Arm Color: Whitish lavender blue, gold in throat
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: Wintry Sky X Louisa's Song
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Bay View Gardens
Date: 2012-04-28
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2019-06-03
Location: my front yard
Date: 2012-05-12
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Date: 2016-04-10
Location: my front yard
Date: 2014-05-27
Location: Keith Keppel's garden in Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-23
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: Spring 2021
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2015-05-28
Location: my front yard
Date: 2012-05-13

Date: 2014-04-26
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Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-25
Second year bloom, it did not bloom the first year.
Location: Iowa
Date: 2013-05-26
Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-20
Photo by Snork
Location: keppel garden
Date: 6-01-12

Iris Never Been Kissed
Location: keppel garden
Date: 2012-06-04

Photo courtesy of Iris Sisters Farm, used with permission
Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-17

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens

Date: 2014-04-14
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