Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Marvin Davis
Year Of Registration: 2004
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: N8-8-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
White
Bloom Color Description: White standards, slight lavender at base; white falls, hint of lavender at hafts
Beard Color: White, tipped yellow, lavender at end
Style Arm Color: White
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: Silverado X Aaron's Bluebells

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Indiana
Date: May
Tall bearded iris 'Icy Winds'
Location: Indiana
Date: May
Icy Winds tall bearded iris

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Comments:
  • Posted by diggit (southeast Indiana - Zone 6a) on May 15, 2013 8:23 AM concerning plant:
    One grower in New England commented that it was one of the few that stood up under the strong winds that are prevalent there.

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