Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: Y 119-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Light Blue
Beard Color: White, tipped yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1993
Award of Merit: 1995

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: S 50-1: (Sapphire Hills x M 95-2: ((((Parisian Blue x Winter Olympics) x ((Sparkling Waters x Sierra Skies) x Music Maker)) x Tufted Cloud) x K 968-A)) X Scandia Delight
Child plants: 13 child plants

Image
Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden, Sweden
Date: June 2017
Location: My garden, Skåne, Sweden
Date: June 2016
Location: At Mrs. Z.'s in Kelowna, BC
Date: 2007-05-30
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2017-06-17
Tall Bearded Iris (Iris 'Oregon Skies')
Location: At Mrs. Z.'s in Kelowna, BC
Date: 2007-05-30
Location: New Zealand
Location: Powell Gardens near Kansas City, MO
Date: 2009-05-18
Location: New Zealand
This plant is tagged in:
Image

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Irises Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Irises (Iris)

« Visit the Irises forum

« The Irises Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by Zoia and is called "Ruffled Ruby"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.