Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Virginia Messick
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: M85-39
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 20 inches (51 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Light blue
Bloom Color Description: Bluish white standards; greenish cream falls
Beard Color: Blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1994
Award of Merit: 1996

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Jack R. Dee X Azure Gem

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Date: 2013-04-26
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2021-04-27

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