Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Mary Dunn
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: M87-1002-C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 5: -20° to -10°
Known To Rebloom Zone 6:-10° to 0°
Known To Rebloom Zone 7: 0°-10°
Known To Rebloom Zone 8: 10° to 20°
Known To Rebloom Zone 9: 20° to 30°
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
White
Bloom Color Description: Deep violet blue standards, lighter midrib; deep violet blue falls, large white area surrounding beard
Beard Color: Pale yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1993
Award of Merit: 1995

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: Fancy Face X Windsurfer
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Panama Illinois
Date: 2020-05-18
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2020-05-24
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2020-04-22
TB Iris City Lights
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2017-03-20
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2018-06-10
Location: Home
Date: 2016-05-23
Location: north central Texas
Date: 2004-04-19
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2015-05-20
Location: my zone 5 garden
Date: 2017-05-30
Location: Michigan-my garden
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2014-05-15
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2017-04-10
Tall Bearded Iris City Lights
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2022-05-31
Location: In my garden
Date: 2012-05-15
Location: Van Buren, MO
Date: 2018-05-09
Location: Van Buren, MO
Date: 2018-05-09
Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-02
Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2019-04-29
Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2019-05-05

At Schreiner's Iris Gardens, Oregon.

At Schreiner's Iris Gardens, Oregon.

Date: 2013-04-30
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-02
Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-02
Location: Botanical Garden, Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Croatia
Date: 2021-05-11
Iris BE 'City Lights'
Location: my zone 5 garden
Date: 2016-05-30
It took 2 years for this one to bloom.

At Schreiner's Iris Gardens, Oregon.
Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-03-29
Location: Van Buren, MO
Date: 2018-05-09
Location: my zone 5 garden
Date: 2017-05-29
Love this one.
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-02
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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: In my garden
Date: 2012-05-15
Location: In my garden
Date: 2013-04-30
City Lights is complimented by I.Bayberry Candle and Molineux ros
Location: Home
Uploaded by mattsmom

credit: Renee C. Fraser
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