Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gaulter by Cooley's Gardens
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1992
Seedling Number: 81-179
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
White
Bloom Color Description: Medium light sky blue, near white zonal area around beards
Beard Color: Blue white, tipped white
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet

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: Inv. Portrait of Larrie sdlgs.
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden
Date: May 2015
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2015-06-06
Location: My west of house flower bed in zone 9
Date: 2021-03-28
Huge 7 inch flower was bigger than my hand & on 4 ft. plant
Location: My zone 9 west flower bed
Date: 2021-03-28
Exceeded record height at 4 ft. & huge 7 inch flower
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2019
A beautiful bloom with a sweet scent.
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2017-05-30
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-01
SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA
Location: My garden
Date: May 2013
Sky Search TB
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-01
SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: Our Home in Hot Springs, AR
Date: 2006-04-19
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