Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jack Boushay
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: 75-AB-02
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 18 inches (26 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Description: White, blue spot on falls
Beard Color: White
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Gentle Smile X B. Jones 65-2

Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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