Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2011
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2012
Seedling Number: T319-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Blue violet standards deepening at midrib, shading to icy blue on outer petal; smooth blue violet falls deepening slightly at hafts
Beard Color: Muted soft lemon
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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: P183-2: (Let's Romp x Careless Whisper) X R74-1: (Treasure Trader x O139A: (Wintry Sky x L185-1: (Decadence x Stop Flirting)))
Child plants: 11 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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