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Hybridizer: Lesley Painter
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: L03-49A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
White
Bloom Color Description: White standards, 1/2" turquoise blue tint on edges, slight cream to midrib base; white falls, lower 2/3 washed turquoise blue veined darker, wash darkest toward edge
Beard Color: White, yellow in throat
Style Arm Color: Light turquoise blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2013

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: Navajo Jewel X Altruist

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2020-04-02
The wash is turquoise glitter, but doesn’t photograph
Location: My garden, Watkins Glen, NY
Date: 5.27.23
Photo by tveguy3
Location: My garden, Watkins Glen, NY
Date: 2016-07-12
Location: My garden, Watkins Glen, NY
Date: May 2022
Location: My garden, Watkins Glen, NY
Date: 5.28.23
Still trying to capture the color of this iris. For some reason i
Location: My garden
Date: 2022-05-22
Stan Coates
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-31
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2020-05-13
Rusty Taylor, Baltimore, Yaquina Blue Tb's and mustard, Columbine
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2020-03-19
Blue hues almost vanish in mid day sun
Location: Jones OK,
Date: 2017-04-09
Stan Coates
Photo by bramedog
Location: Napa Iris gardens
Date: 2012-04-28
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-31
First year bloom.
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2020-03-19
The blue hues really come thru at sunset
Location: Ramona, CA
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2020-04-21
A nice salad mixture of mustard greens, Columbine and iris!
Photo by tveguy3
Location: My garden
Date: 2021-05-16
Photo by Lbsmitty
Location: Jones OK,
Date: April 2015
Stan Coates
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-31
First year bloom.

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
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Photo by tveguy3

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
Location: My garden
Date: 2021-05-15
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

Date: 2013-05-17
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden
Location: Napa Iris gardens
Date: 2012-04-28
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