Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Vernon Wood
Year Of Registration: 1997
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: 93-104
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: White
Beard Color: Dark burnt red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2000
Award of Merit: 2002

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: Skyblaze X Silver Fox
Child plants: 10 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Zone 7a
Date: 2014-05-04
Location: Australia
Date: 2020-10-24
Arctic fox
Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2015 season
Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2015 season

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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