Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Marky Smith
Year Of Registration: 2019
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2021
Seedling Number: 16-14B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Description: Ice white standards fading to white, green veined midrib; dark violet blue falls, blue violet edge, lighter rim, very light violet blue outer edge, small brown lines on cream hafts
Beard Color: Old gold, small blue hairs at end
Style Arm Color: Ice crests, grey midrib, edged by soft blue violet stained sides
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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Billowing Waves X 14-18B: (10-18G: (Gypsy Lord x Gitano) x Haunted Heart)

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Forest Park, OK
Date: 2023-05-10

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