Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Mary Dunn
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: M82-788A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Light blue violet standards, deeper in center; deep blue violet falls, large white area at tip of beards
Beard Color: Blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1990

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Colours X Ghio 77-70: ((Copy Cat x Mystique) x (Mystique x Barletta))
Child plants: 16 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: So calif
Date: 2019-04-29
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Date: 2020-10-17
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Date: 2017-06-05
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Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-23
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Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-04-28
Location: www.dasIrisFeld.ch in Oetlishausen, Switzerland - photo by Sharlene Sutter
Date: 2021-06-07
Location: So calif
Date: 2018-05-22

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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