Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bruce Filardi
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: BF-353A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Bloom Color Description: Light blue standards darkening to wisteria blue at base; white falls, palest blue wash on edges and in throat
Beard Color: Blue white tipped yellow in throat
Style Arm Color: Pale blue
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy

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: Yaquina Blue X Fogbound
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Mt Pleasant Iris Farm, Washougal, WA
Date: 2015-05-23
AIS National Convention, Portland, OR -- Iris in Wonderland 2015

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