Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Ernst
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: FA103-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Flower Patterns: Reverse Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Light blue standards, darker at base; pale blue falls
Beard Color: Blue, yellow in throat
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: A103-1: (Song of Norway x Inheritance) X (Song of Norway x Inheritance)
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: My Gardens
Date: June 1, 2008
In Morning Sunlight

Clear Morning Sky
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 23, 2007
Early Morning Sun
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 23, 2007
Early Morning Sub

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: BC
Date: 2012-06-15
Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia
Date: 2014-05-11
Location: Home

Photo 5/23/10
Location: My house in Portsmouth.
Date: 2013-05-16
Location: My house in Portsmouth.
Date: 2013-05-16
This one never has many flowers.
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