Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Donald Spoon
Year Of Registration: 2004
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: 98-165A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Flower Patterns: Dark Top
Bloom Color Description: Lavender blue standards; lighter lavender blue falls, darker area in center
Beard Color: Light lavender, tipped light yellow
Style Arm Color: Lavender 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: (Silverado x Honky Tonk Blues) X Feature Attraction

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