Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2001
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2001
Seedling Number: H-126-B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Bloom Color Description: Bluebird blue standards, midrib lighter; near white falls, gentian blue wash on midline
Beard Color: Yellow orange, pale violet base, ending with 2" bluebird blue horn feathered white
Space Age Beard Appendages: Horns
Style Arm Color: Bluebird 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: Bugleboy Blues X G-65-B: (Dauber's Delight x Honky Tonk Blues)

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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