Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bennett Jones
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: M359-5
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 10 inches (25 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: White
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Pure white
Beard Color: Deep blue
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1989
Award of Merit: 1991

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: 236-16: (Kentucky Bluegrass x Cotton Blossom) X 298-3: ((Gingerbread Man x Meadow Moss) x (Meadow Moss x Kentucky Bluegrass))
Child plants: 9 child plants

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Location: Okanagan Valley
Date: April 2016
Blue Line SDB Bennett Jones 1987
Location: Okanagan Valley
Date: April 2016
Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada
Date: 2022-05-16
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2021-05-22
Uploaded by MargieNY
Uploaded by MargieNY

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