Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Monty Byers
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: D89-102
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 5: -20° to -10°
Bloom Color Classification: Silver/Grey
Bloom Color Description: Silvery grey to silver white, tan gold hafts
Beard Color: Silver, tipped gold
Fragrance: Slight
Musky

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: I Do X Moonlit
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: North Carolina
Date: 04-29-2014
with peonies and columbine
Location: Saratoga, CA
Date: 2019-04-19
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: early June 2019
The silvery very pale blue is subtle - glows against a dark backg
Location: Mount Enterprise, Texas
Date: 2023-05-16

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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