Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: G-6-AR
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Cornflower blue
Beard Color: White, hairs tipped yellow in throat

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: Busy Being Blue X Honky Tonk Blues

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: May 2016
Location: Central Texas 76844
Date: April 2008

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