Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Seedling Number: G-65
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Dark Top
Bloom Color Description: Lobelia blue standards; pale lobelia blue to near white falls, blending deeper at centerline
Beard Color: Pale lobelia blue, some yellow deep in throat, pale lobelia blue horn
Space Age Beard Appendages: Horns
Style Arm Color: Lobelia blue
Foliage: Purple Based
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: Dauber's Surprise X Honky Tonk Blues
Child plants: one child plant

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Location: Durango Colorado 
Date: 6/9/21
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Date: 6/9/21
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Date: May 2013
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Date: June
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