Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1979
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1980
Seedling Number: T3l7lRevBi
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Silver/Grey
White
Flower Patterns: Reverse Amoena
Bloom Color Description: Very pale blue standards; white falls
Beard Color: Pale yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1983
Award of Merit: 1985
Franklin Cook Memorial Cup: 1985

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: Igloo X T2590A: (((Golden Stairs x (Queen's Lace x (Babson E61-1 x Figurine))) x Morning Breeze) x Dream Time)
Child plants: 11 child plants

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