Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Augusto Bianco
Year Of Registration: 2004
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2006
Seedling Number: 257-98
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (88 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Light blue
White
Flower Patterns: Broken
Bloom Color Description: Light blue with darker markings; ice falls with lavender blue
Beard Color: Lavender
Style Arm Color: Lavender
Fragrance: Slight
Musky

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: 817 sibling: (478-95: (Rosa Vanitosa x 610 sibling) x 610 sibling: (419 sibling: (Planned Treasure x Ensminger 83-79) x 430: (Olympiad x Undersea Adventure))) X 814: (704: (Aldo Ratti x Winterscape) x Orinoco Flow)
Child plants: 2 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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