Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gordon Plough
Year Of Registration: 1965
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1967
Seedling Number: 59-75-15
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 28 inches (71 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Pale blue, with lighter area center of falls
Beard Color: Lemon, tipped white
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1969

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: Galilee X Whir of Lace
Child plants: 27 child plants

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Image from 1969 Eden Road catalog

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