Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jean Cayeux
Year Of Registration: 1978
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1978
Seedling Number: 71 63 A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Light blue standards; medium violet blue falls
Beard Color: Red

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: Falbala X (Triton x 6507A)
Child plants: 132 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: New Zealand
Date: 2016-10-26
Uploaded by crowrita1
Location: New Zealand
Location: New Zealand
Date: 2016-10-30
Location: Zone 6a, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-16
Location: Zone 6a, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-16
Location: Paris, France
Date: 2016-05-26

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Location: Paris, France
Date: 2016-05-26

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