Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1988
Seedling Number: Q101-8
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (96 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Purple
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Blue lavender standards; velvety blue purple falls, 1/4" lavender edge
Beard Color: Tangerine, lavender on tip
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1990

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: Tomorrow's Child X Magic Man
Child plants: 47 child plants

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Location: Thelma Boose's garden
Date: 2016-05-07
Location: New Zealand
Date: 2010-11-09

Date: 2017-11-05

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Location: New Zealand
Date: 2010-11-09
Location: New Zealand
Location: New Zealand

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