Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Allan Ensminger
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: 85-25
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 21 inches (53 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Chartreuse, blue blaze under beards
Beard Color: Chartreuse, tipped blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1992

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: 80-32: ((75-24 x Feathered Friend) x (Song of Eden x 75-24)) X Limpid Pools

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Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2017-04-14
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2020-04-03
IB Iris Kermit
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2021-03-31
Four-fer! Score! 😄
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-10
First year bloom.
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-11
First year bloom.
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2021-04-11
Intermediate Iris Kermit
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2021-03-31
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2021-04-15
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-11

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