Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: BB 169-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Light blue
Beard Color: Yellow, tipped white
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1997

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: W 90-D: (S 26-2: (Land o' Lakes x (G 11-1: (T 652-A: (Blue Mountains x Sylvan Stream) x A 137-1) x (D 39-F: ((Parisian Blue x Winter Olympics) x ((Sparkling Waters x Sierra Skies) x Music Maker)) x Sailor's Dance))) x S 20-3: (M 21-1: (Fashion Trend x H 77-A: (Sapphire Hills x D 186-1: (B-9-1 x Tidelands))) x unknown)) X Jean Hoffmeister
Child plants: 6 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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