Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: B234A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
White
Flower Patterns: Reverse Amoena
Bloom Color Description: Medium to light blue standards, darker at base; white falls, pale blue line down center
Beard Color: Violet white, tipped mustard
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988

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: B80-93: (Trill x Silver Shower) X Stormy Seas
Child plants: 23 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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