Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Michael Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: L-66-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 6:-10° to 0°
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Light blue
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Pale blue white standards; cornflower blue falls edged ice white
Beard Color: Cornflower blue, yellow in throat
Style Arm Color: Ice white
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: Mariposa Skies X Jurassic Park
Child plants: 7 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: My garden in Mississippi 7b
Date: 03-31-2022
Snow melt is more purple than I expected, but really pretty...
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Date: 2022-05-10
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Date: 2019-05-15
Iris Dreaming

Iris Snow Melt
Location: My garden, central NJ, Zone 7A
Date: 2018-05-14
Iris Snow Melt

Date: 2021-05-25
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: March 27, 2012
First spring bloom
Photo by Betja
Location: In my garden, Lansing, IA
Date: 2023-05-21
Photo by Betja
Location: In my garden, Lansing, IA
Date: 2023-05-20

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: March 27, 2012
First spring bloom of the year!
Photo by Betja
Photo by Betja
Photo by Betja
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