Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1979
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1979
Seedling Number: K78-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Fluted
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Purple
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Light blue standards, deeper infusion around midrib; velvety purple falls, 1/8" band of light blue around edge
Beard Color: Tangerine
Foliage: Purple Based

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: ((Fanfare Orchid x (Arctic Flame x Morning Breeze)) x Latin Tempo) X Cabaret Royale
Child plants: 29 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: www.dasIrisFeld.ch in Oetlishausen, Switzerland - photo by Sharlene Sutter
Date: 2021-06-16
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 2022

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

Date: May
credit: ghislain118

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