Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Augusto Bianco
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: 848
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (96 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Flower Patterns: Dark Top
Bloom Color Description: Light blue standards, base darker; pale sky blue falls
Beard Color: Lilac, frosted hair tips
Style Arm Color: Lavender blue
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy

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: ((Edge of Winter x Soap Opera) x Honky Tonk Blues) X (Glory Story x Shipshape)
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: in my garden, Switzerland
Date: 2019-06-04
Location: www.dasIrisFeld.ch in Oetlishausen, Switzerland - photo by Sharlene Sutter
Date: 2022-05-14

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