Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Vincent Christopherson
Year Of Registration: 2001
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: L5-4E
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
White
Flower Patterns: Luminata
Bloom Color Description: White standards; white falls with light blue luminata wash
Beard Color: Lemon yellow, small yellow horn
Space Age Beard Appendages: Horns
Style Arm Color: White

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: Spirit World X Chiffon Ruffles

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2020-04-23
TB Iris Ever So Softly
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2018-04-18
TB Iris Ever So Softly

Date: 2016-06-03
Image courtesy of Blue J Iris

Date: 2016-06-03
Image courtesy of Blue J Iris

Date: 2016-06-03
Image courtesy of Blue J Iris

Date: 2016-06-03
Image courtesy of Blue J Iris
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Iowa
Date: 2012-05-11

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens

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