Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Monty Byers
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: D158-145
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Mid
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 7: 0°-10°
Known To Rebloom Zone 9: 20° to 30°
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: White
Beard Color: White, tipped yellow
Foliage: Purple Based

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: Immortality X B-8-2: (Cease-Fire x Sky Hooks)
Child plants: 12 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Photo by Misawa77
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2021-05-14 
Blooms very early
Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-01
Location: Pfister Garden, Lincoln, Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-12
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2021
Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-01

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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