Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Larry Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2004
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: JO94-39
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Light blue
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Sky blue standards; falls have deep blue lavender wash fading to sky blue at edges
Beard Color: Orange, tipped blue
Style Arm Color: Blue lavender
Foliage: Purple Based
Fragrance: Slight

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: 91-102: (Dusky Challenger x Last Emperor) X Honky Tonk Blues

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