Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: O. D. Niswonger
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: IB 16-94
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 20 inches (51 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Pink
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Pink standards, midrib flushed blue; pink falls
Beard Color: Blue, tangerine base
Style Arm Color: Pink

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Sky Blue Pink X Chanted

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Location: My Gardens
Date: May 15, 2009
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