Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gordon Plough
Year Of Registration: 1971
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1972
Seedling Number: 65-97-7
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 18 inches (46 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Bloom Color Description: Cerulean blue standards; cerulean blue falls, greener tone, hafts blended and lightly veined olive
Beard Color: Bluebird blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1973
Award of Merit: 1975

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: 63-117-16: (Truce x Easter Holiday) X Blue Miller
Child plants: 13 child plants

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