Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Virginia Messick
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: M87-37
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Light blue
White
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: White standards washed dark blue; white falls washed blue
Beard Color: Dark blue
Fragrance: Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1999
Award of Merit: 2002

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: Olympiad X Cosmic Dance
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2022-05-26

Electric Shock
Uploaded by iciris
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2022-05-22
Shown with 'Sparkling' peeking out from behind!
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2017-05-07
Uploaded by mattsmom
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2022-05-19
Location: Two Litle Acres Concord Mi
Date: 2019-06-03
Uploaded by mandolls
Uploaded by mattsmom
Uploaded by huneybunch_2000
Location: Powell Gardens near Kansas City, MO
Date: 2009-05-18
Location: Powell Gardens near Kansas City, MO
Date: 2009-05-18
Uploaded by mattsmom

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Comments:
  • Posted by mattsmom (WI) on Dec 3, 2011 6:10 AM concerning plant:
    Nice bloom on an iris that multiplies well in my zone 4a garden.

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