Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Graeme Grosvenor
Year Of Registration: 2005
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: A79-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Early
Flower Form: Flat
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Flower Patterns: Reverse Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Blue lavender standards; pale blue lavender falls
Beard Color: Yellow tipped blue
Style Arm Color: Paler blue lavender

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: Lavender Park X Navy Blues

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Jeparit Victoria Australia
Date: 2022-10-07
Painted Lavender Jodi Hutson

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