Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: P. Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: 7-14-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36-38 inches (91-96 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Green
Light blue
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Greenish champagne cream, falls overlaid blue when fresh, fading to standards color, green venations at beard
Beard Color: Brown to old gold

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: Hello Hobo X (Touch of Bronze x Pacific Gambler)
Child plants: 16 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Mount Enterprise, Texas
Date: 2024-04-17
Photo by Neela
Photo by Neela
Location: southern Oregon
Date: 2014-05-05
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2018-04-23
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2018-04-17
Location: In my garden, Middletown, Delaware
Date: 2020-05-06
Location: my yard
Location: Elk Grove, CA
Date: 4/14/17
Location: Australia
Date: 2021-10-14
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2017-04-19
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2018-04-18
Early morning with minimal shadowing
Location: Australia
Date: 2019-10-12
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 2015
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-04-30
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 2015
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2017-04-17
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 2015
Photo by Misawa77
Location: north bed
Date: 2018-05-18
cloudy
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2018-04-18
Evening light makes bloom glow
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2017-04-18
Location: north bed
Date: 2018-05-18
cloudy
Location: north bed
Date: 2018-05-18
cloudy
Location: north bed
Date: 2018-05-18
cloudy

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 14, 2015
Location: New Zealand
Photo by Misawa77
Photo by Misawa77

credit: Renee C. Fraser
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26

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