Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Marle Smith
Year Of Registration: 1997
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Flower Patterns: Dark Top
Bloom Color Description: Blue orchid standards; silvery blue orchid falls
Beard Color: Gold, light blue tip
Style Arm Color: White, tinged blue

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: (Fragrant Lilac x Winterscape) X Honky Tonk Blues

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2018-06-08
Location: My Garden - Delphi, Indiana

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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