Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Michele Bersillon
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2012
Seedling Number: 0136A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (90 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Silver/Grey
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Blue violet standards, narrow grey border; medium violet blue falls, sides lighter, hafts blended tan
Beard Color: Orange yellow, very light blue at end, 3-4 cm long blue violet appendages ending in small flounces
Space Age Beard Appendages: Flounces
Style Arm Color: Blue violet, sides creamy tan, darker center stripe
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: Derviche X Special Feature

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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