Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Donald Spoon
Year Of Registration: 2010
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: 97-109A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Sky blue veined slightly darker
Beard Color: Light yellow, yellow orange in throat
Style Arm Color: Sky blue
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Calm Sea X Caribbean Dream
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Uploaded by coboro
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-13

Photo courtesy of Winterberry Iris Gardens

Image courtesy of Winterberry Iris Gardens

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