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Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: 86298AR
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 10 inches (25 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Bloom Color Description: White standards tinted turquoise; white falls tinted turquoise, deep turquoise spot
Beard Color: White, tipped light blue
Style Arm Color: Blue white
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1991
Award of Merit: 1993

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: B80-18: (Indian Jewel x Blue Pools) X 82149B: ((Cindy Mitchell x Velvet Pride) x Joyous Isle)
Child plants: 25 child plants

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  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2019-05-01

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Date: 2014-04-11
Location: Las Cruces, NM
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SDB Iris Tu Tu Turquoise
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Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2022-04-08
SDB Tu Tu Turquoise

Date: 2015-05-12

Date: 2013-04-08
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Date: 2014-05-15
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2014-05-15

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

Date: 2014-04-05
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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

Date: 2013-04-08

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