Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1982
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1982
Seedling Number: K 124-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Bloom Color Description: Sky blue, hint of lilac
Beard Color: Lemon yellow to white
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1984

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: G 124-A: ((A 155-1: (Divine Blue x Salem) x Parisian Blue) x D 39-A: (B 240-4: (Parisian Blue x Winter Olympics) x B 215-1)) X Full Tide
Child plants: 18 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 5-17-2021

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Image from 1995 Schreiner's catalog

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