Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Monty Byers
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: E76-100
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 5: -20° to -10°
Known To Rebloom Zone 6:-10° to 0°
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
White
Bloom Color Description: Snow white standards; very pale glacial blue falls
Beard Color: Blue white, tipped yellow

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: Latest Style X C-22-6: (Hallowed Thought x Glistening Icicle)
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2023-03-16
First bloom following initial planting last summer.  Were weed-wh
Uploaded by shizen
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-25
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: Early June 2021

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Comments:
  • Posted by shizen (san diego county, ca - Zone 10a) on Mar 27, 2017 5:22 PM concerning plant:
    when flower bloomed, has slight fragrance and is diamond dusted all over.
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