Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jim & Vicki Craig
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: C2V6
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (66 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Bloom Color Description: Vivid blue, darker blue haft marks on falls
Beard Color: Medium blue, pale yellow in throat
Fragrance: Pronounced
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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 17L3: (Odyssey x Maroon Caper) X 42N12: (41L14: (Odyssey x Deborah Suzanne) x 82L13: (((High Above x Lhasa) x High Life) x ((High Above x Lhasa) x Stepping Out)))
Child plants: 4 child plants

Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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