Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: W 26-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Marine blue standards; navy blue falls
Beard Color: Yellow, tipped blue

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: Stormy Night X Pledge Allegiance
Child plants: 9 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: West Central Tx 
Date: 2022-04-27
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-26
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2009-05-25
Uploaded by Misawa77

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 22, 2012 11:15 AM concerning plant:
    A decent blue iris. I still grow it even though it's been surpassed by a number of more recent varieties.

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