Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2007
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2007
Seedling Number: L214A
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 13 inches (33 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Bloom Color Description: Pale sky blue standards; pale sky blue falls, large diffuse turquoise spot, short white rays around beard, white dart at end of beard
Beard Color: Cream in throat, medium sky blue at end
Style Arm Color: Sky blue, darker rib
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2010
Award of Merit: 2014

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Near Myth X I185A: (Toy Boat x Tu Tu Turquoise)
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris

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Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-05-15
Photo taken in morning shade
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-05-15
Photo taken in morning shade
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-05-15
Photo taken in morning shade
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2020-04-25
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-10
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2015-04-18
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2018-04-13

This color of the flower is more true to life in this photo
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-09
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-09
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-04-12
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-04-30
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-04-30

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-04-30
Location: Mid-America Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-20
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-04-12
Uploaded by KentPfeiffer

Image courtesy of Cayeux Iris

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-03

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 22, 2012 10:27 AM concerning plant:
    Very close to a true turquoise color, especially on cloudy days. Growth is fine, but a bit slow compared to other SDBs.
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