Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: 81-111B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
White
Flower Patterns: Reverse Amoena
Bloom Color Description: Light blue standards, deeper flush at midrib; white falls
Beard Color: Light blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1989

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: 78-106G: ((Surf Rider x (Sea Venture x Mystique)) x (Crushed Velvet x Intuition)) X 77-109C: ((Sea Venture x Mystique) x (Surf Rider x (Sea Venture x Mystique)))
Child plants: 9 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris

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