Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Larry Lauer
Year Of Registration: 1997
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: 87-59
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Blue, white shoulders
Beard Color: Light blue, tipped white
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2000

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Breakers X Denney 81-5-1: (((Pop O'Sha x McWhirter J71-27: (Sterling Silver x Babbling Brook)) x Winterscape) x Midnight Love Affair)

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2006-05-29
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Date: 2006-05-23
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Location: Sussex, UK
Date: early June 2020
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: early June 2020

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