Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Burseen
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: 1-17B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Light lavender blue standards, darker midrib; violet falls
Beard Color: Mustard
Style Arm Color: Light lavender blue

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: Polar Seas X 9-358A: ((Bubble Bath x Titan's Glory) x Bluid)
Child plants: 26 child plants

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Location: Colleyville, TX
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2021-04-10
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: May 31,2022
Uploaded by Ladylovingdove
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2021-04-13
Vigorous plant and bloomer here in Tx.
Location: Fort Worth TX
Date: 2009-03-24
Iris \"Beat the Heat\"
Uploaded by Ladylovingdove
Uploaded by Ladylovingdove
Location: Fort Worth Tx
Date: 2008-04-07
Iris \"Beat the Heat\"
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2023-05-28

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