Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Seedling Number: H-154
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Flower Patterns: Reverse Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Wistaria blue, falls lighter on lower half
Beard Color: Lobelia blue, tipped yellow in throat
Style Arm Color: Wistaria blue
Fragrance: Slight
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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Winterscape X Tinted Crystal

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-06-03
Love the cloudy blue of this iris!
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-06-03
Tried to get true-to-color

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens
Comments:
  • Posted by Skiekitty (Denver Metro - Zone 5a) on Jun 3, 2013 9:37 AM concerning plant:
    This is a pretty tall bearded. It's about 40" tall.

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