Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Chet Tompkins
Year Of Registration: 1962
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1963
Seedling Number: 60-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Beard Color: White, edged sky blue
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1964
Award of Merit: 1966

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: Crown Point X Caroline Jane
Child plants: 40 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2014-06-11
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2014-06-11
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2014-06-11
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2014-06-11
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MrsBinWY On August 24, 2019 Seeds sown
On 8-24-2019, sowed 5 fresh (not dried) seeds in milk jug. Think this was a mistake. Think the seeds just rotted.
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