Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: T4674RfBlBld
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Lavender
Light blue
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Lavender white standards, lavender midrib; blue white falls, orchid lavender blot in center
Beard Color: White, tipped yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1992
Award of Merit: 1996

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: T4222Blt2: ((T2590A: (((Golden Stairs x (Queen's Lace x (Babson E61-1 x Figurine))) x Morning Breeze) x Dream Time) x Igloo) x ((Sea Adventure x sdlg.) x ((((Babson sdlg x Morning Breeze) x Dream Time) x Silver Years) x Surf Rider))) X Olympiad
Child plants: 42 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2017-05-20

Date: 2016-06-02

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