Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Chet Tompkins
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: 83-95
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Fluted
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Cornflower blue
Beard Color: Pale blue white

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: (((Columbia x Blue Rhythm) x (Chicory Blue x Deep Space)) x ((Chivalry x Mountain Music) x (Flagship x Babbling Brook))) X ((((Radiant Bride x Babbling Brook) x (Cahokia x Chalk Talk)) x ((Silver Song x Brook Song) x (Sterling Silver x Silver Song))) x Crown Sterling)
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Indiana
Date: May
Tall bearded iris 'Sheer Bliss'

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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