Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gerald Richardson
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: 87-22-5
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Pale blue white standards; light blue falls, fading smoothly to pale blue rim
Beard Color: Blue white
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1998

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: Olympiad X Royal Crusader
Child plants: one child plant

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Date: 2017-04-19
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 2016
Location: Michigan-my garden
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