Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: N258A
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 25 inches (64 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Flared
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Icy white standards infused blue at base; icy blue white falls
Beard Color: Blue
Style Arm Color: Icy blue white
Foliage: Purple Based
Fragrance: Slight
Musky

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: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: J386a: (F233CC: (Spin Again x D124A: (Jade Jewels x Chanted)) x F227BB: (Shy Violet x Sigh)) X Mythology

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  • Iris
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris

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Location: My Garden, UK
Date: 2022-05-16
Location: My Garden, UK
Date: 2022-05-16
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-04-09
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-07
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Location: Mid-America Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-20
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-20
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2015-04-26
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-17
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Location: Taken at Mid-America Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-20
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-04-12
Uploaded by KentPfeiffer
Uploaded by KentPfeiffer

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 22, 2012 10:18 AM concerning plant:
    Wonderful IB. The pictures don't capture its ethereal beauty.
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