Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: A64-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Light blue standards, slightly deeper toward midrib; medium violet blue falls
Beard Color: Blue violet

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: Physique X Blues Brothers
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2022-11-05
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2022-11-05
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2022-11-08
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2024-10-22
First year flowering in the garden bed.
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2024-10-20
Plant Events from our members
Australis From October 20, 2024 to November 7, 2024 Bloomed
Three bloom stalks.
Australis On January 6, 2023 Transplanted
Planted in the front garden bed.
Australis From November 4, 2022 to November 10, 2022 Bloomed
Single bloom stalk from small potted plant.
Australis On December 29, 2021 Obtained plant
Purchased from a roadside stall at Yarck.
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