Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: T137A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Flower Patterns: Reverse Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Pale azure blue standards; icy blue white falls blending to pale azure blue margins
Beard Color: Pale lemon
Style Arm Color: Pale azure blue
Fragrance: 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: Skywalker X Fancy Stuff

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-05-26
Mine bloomed a very pale blue.

Date: 2014-05-21

Date: 2014-05-21

Date: 2016-06-06
Image courtesy of Blue J Iris

Date: 2016-06-06
Image courtesy of Blue J Iris

Date: 2016-06-06
Image courtesy of Blue J Iris
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden

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