Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Virginia Messick
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: M 89-52
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
White
Flower Patterns: Broken
Bloom Color Description: Medium blue on white
Beard Color: Blue
Style Arm Color: Blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 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: (Purple Pepper x Breakers) X Batik
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Loomis, CA
Date: 4/22/22
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Date: 2020-04-06
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Date: 2014-05-20
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2008-05-25
Location: Tacoma, WA
Date: 2023-05-15

Date: 2022-04-27
Bloom on its 4th year
Uploaded by Moiris
Location: Lewiston, Idaho
Date: 5-14-2015
Uploaded by Betja
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 2022
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: May 31,2022
Location: Schreiner's Garden
Date: 2017-05-22
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-30
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 2014
Location: Meadowlark Botanical Garden, Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-01
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 2014

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-10
Uploaded by Betja
Uploaded by Betja
Location: Schreiner's Garden
Date: 2011-05-20
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Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 22, 2012 10:26 AM concerning plant:
    Lovely iris, but died of bloom-out in my garden.

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