Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1981
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1981
Seedling Number: M76-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Very Early
Very Early
Early
Early Mid
Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Pale blue standards, infused red violet at midrib; red violet falls, deeper around beards
Beard Color: White, tipped mustard

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: Magic Man X Mystique
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2022-06-04
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Date: 2011-11-01
Location: New Zealand
Date: 2011-11-01

Date: 2015-03-12
Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
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