Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Esther Tams
Year Of Registration: 1970
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1971
Seedling Number: T-9-68
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36-38 inches (91-97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Blue white standards; dark bluish purple falls
Beard Color: Blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1972
Award of Merit: 1974
Dykes Memorial Medal: 1977

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: Miss Indiana X (Melodrama x Rippling Waters)
Child plants: 45 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: California
Date: 2023-06-09
Dream Lover with Breakers in the background.
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-04-23

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2012-05-04

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
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