Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thornton Abell
Year Of Registration: 1961
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1963
Seedling Number: 56-34-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 28 inches (71 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Green
Lavender
Light blue
Bloom Color Description: Light cobalt standards, light fern green pattern; light cobalt falls, lavender green pattern
Beard Color: Light cobalt, brushed yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1966

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
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: Fielding AR sldg. X Arabi Pasha

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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