Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1983
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1983
Seedling Number: M 21-6
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Uniform delft blue
Beard Color: Near white
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1985
Award of Merit: 1987

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: Fashion Trend X H 77-A: (Sapphire Hills x D 186-1: (B-9-1 x Tidelands))
Child plants: 21 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Tehachapi, CA
Date: 2003-06-03
Tide's In, taken at the edge of my mountain garden.

Photo Courtesy of Te Sligte Gardens. Used with Permission
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