Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Darnell & Greg Hester
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: 00A4-21
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Light lavender blue standards; medium to deep violet falls, prominent white haft marks
Beard Color: White
Style Arm Color: Light lavender blue
Fragrance: 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: 98A4-1: (Sapphire Hills x Rebecca Anne) X Jesse's Song

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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