Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Larry Lauer
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: 448-31
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Light blue
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Light lobelia blue standards; hyacinth blue falls, dark violet veining and center stripe
Beard Color: Blue violet at end to yellow, base orange, orange in throat
Style Arm Color: Cornflower blue
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2005
Award of Merit: 2007

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: 91-186-2: (Blue Ballet x God's Handiwork) X Special Feature

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Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2022-06-01
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Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2015-05-05
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-04-24
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-04-24

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Photo courtesy of Comanche Acres Iris Garden
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