Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Monty Byers
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1988
Seedling Number: D164-102
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Rebloom
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
White
Bloom Color Description: Pale violet blue, misty green white center on falls
Beard Color: Medium blue, tipped yellow in throat
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: Violet Miracle X B-8-4 RE-SA: (Cease-Fire x Sky Hooks)
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2016-10-04
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Date: 2016-05-09
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