Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Johnson
Year Of Registration: 1997
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2001
Seedling Number: A49-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
White
Flower Patterns: Emma Cook
Bloom Color Description: White standards, edges flushed pale violet blue; medium violet blue falls, edges deeper, paling to near white by beard
Beard Color: Pale violet blue, yellow in throat
Style Arm Color: Pale violet blue
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2003
Award of Merit: 2005
John C. Wister Medal: 2008
President's Cup: 2005

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: Rapture in Blue X Conjuration
Child plants: 7 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Cawston, BC
Date: 2022-10-28
From Hillside Irises
Location: Mexico, Missouri 
Date: 2022-05-18
Location: West Central Tx 
Date: 2021-05-13
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Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-02
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-03
Location: New Zealand
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-27
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-06-02
Uploaded by Betja
Location: New Zealand
Location: New Zealand
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Uploaded by Betja
Uploaded by Betja

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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