Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Burseen
Year Of Registration: 2006
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2007
Seedling Number: 02-486A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Light blue
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Pale blue standards, slightly darker edges; light french blue falls washed darker, darker sea blue edges
Beard Color: White at end, orange tipped white in middle, blue tipped white in throat
Style Arm Color: Pale blue
Fragrance: Pronounced
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: A-387: (98-345: (95-63: (All Aflutter x Gnu) x 95-51: (Borglum C-2-23: (Earl of Essex x Spinning Wheel) x 92-127: (Fifth Dimension x Mesmerizer))) x 98-440: (94-293: (Scorch x Mesmerizer) x Gnus Flash)) X Queen's Circle
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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