Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bruce Filardi
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2012
Seedling Number: BF-406A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 46 inches (117 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Flower Patterns: Reverse Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Lobelia, lighter falls
Beard Color: Buttercup yellow
Style Arm Color: Lobelia
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: Brave Face X Obsidian
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2017-04-14
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: Mid-America Gardens
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-04-24
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-04-29
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