Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barbara Nicodemus
Year Of Registration: 2006
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: G46-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Blue standards; slightly darker blue falls, inconspicuous tan suffusion at haft
Beard Color: Light blue, yellow in throat
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012

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: Sea Power X Sierra Grande

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Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-29
Photo by Newyorkrita
Location: Iowa
Date: 2012-05-15
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-27
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-05
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-27
Photo by Betja
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-29

Photo courtesy of Comanche Acres Iris Garden
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Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18

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