Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Cliff Benson
Year Of Registration: 1963
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1964
Seedling Number: 60-23
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Silver/Grey
Bloom Color Description: Orchid and lavender
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1965
Award of Merit: 1967
Dykes Memorial Medal: 1970
Other: High Commendation 1960

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: ((Spanish Peaks x Cloudless Sky) x Henry Shaw) X Van Cliburn
Child plants: 41 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2014-06-11
My Skywatch looks much lighter than the images in the Iris Wiki,

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2014-06-11
My "Skywatch" looks much lighter than the images in the Iris Wiki
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2014-06-11
My Skywatch looks much lighter than the images in the Iris Wiki,

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