Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2005
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: J464C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Flower Patterns: Reverse Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Light icy blue standards; icy blue white falls, slightly darker margin
Beard Color: Violet at end, tan-gold in throat, medium violet horns
Space Age Beard Appendages: Horns
Style Arm Color: Light icy blue
Fragrance: Pronounced
Spicy

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: Wishful Thinking X F156AA: (To the Point x Blush of Color)

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-04-27
Location: www.dasIrisFeld.ch in Oetlishausen, Switzerland - photo by Sharlene Sutter
Date: 2021-05-31

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
Location: Goldthwaite, TX
Date: 2012-04-18
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