Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Tasco
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: 91-01-03
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Medium blue, aging paler silvery blue
Beard Color: Light blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1999
Award of Merit: 2002

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: Dusky Challenger X Ruffled Goddess
Child plants: 9 child plants

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Uploaded by Betja
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: north central Texas
Date: 2003-04-28
Location: Lancaster, CA
Date: Spring 2017
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Spring 2009
Location: Michigan-my garden

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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