Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bernard Hamner by Shepard Iris Garden
Year Of Registration: 1992
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1992
Seedling Number: 87-8
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
White
Flower Patterns: Emma Cook
Bloom Color Description: White standards; soft blue white falls, widely banded sky blue
Beard Color: White, tipped yellow

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: Dutch Girl X Glistening Icicle
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Photo by Betja
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Photo by Betja
Photo by Betja
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18

Date: 2003-05-01
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26

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