Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Donald Spoon
Year Of Registration: 2013
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2013
Seedling Number: 99-381-LBL
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Bloom Color Description: Light horizon blue, light turquoise blue wash
Beard Color: White, tipped golden yellow, yellow orange in throat
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2016

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: Sky and Sun X Monet's Blue

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Saratoga, CA
Date: 2019-04-24
Location: Michigan-my garden
Location: Catheys Valley CA
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Photo courtesy of Winterberry Iris Gardens

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