Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Walter Luihn
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: 79-23
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Fluted
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Flower Patterns: Reverse Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Pale blue standards shading slightly deeper at base; pale blue falls
Beard Color: Blue
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1987
Award of Merit: 1989
Fred and Barbara Walther Cup: 1987

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 77-2: (Contempo x Five Star Admiral) X Song of Norway
Child plants: 15 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2019-04-30

Chico Maid From W. Luihn

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

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