Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Cayeux
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: 89212 B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (90 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Medium blue violet, white centerline on falls
Beard Color: Sky blue

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Memphis Blues X Sapphire Hills
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: My garden, Wickford, Essex, UK. 
Date: 2023-05-31
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Photo by Betja
Photo by Betja
Location: Poilly-Lez-Gien France
"Photo courtesy of Cayeux Iris. Used with permission."

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