Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: Y6-7
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Early
Early
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Light blue
Wine
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Sky blue standards; blue falls, overlaid tan, rose tan to golden tan shading
Beard Color: Violet, tipped bronze

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: V116-A: ((Inca Queen x (Tranquil Star x (Love Chant x Festive Skirt))) x Amber Snow) X W116-A: (S181: (Alpine Journey x Beachgirl) x ((Beachgirl x (Tranquil Star x Coral Strand)) x (Persian Smoke x Chimbolam)))
Child plants: 11 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
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Date: 2011-05-08
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Date: 2009-10-21
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Date: 2017-04-10
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Date: 2009-10-20
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Date: 2022-04-21
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Location: Yorkville, IL
Date: 2020-05-26
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Date: 2014-05-08
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Date: 2017-04-10
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Date: 2020-05-26
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Date: 2021-04-09
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Date: 2017-04-10
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Date: 2020-05-03

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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: Botanical Garden of Moscow State University
Date: June
credit: Andrey Korzun
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2017-04-13
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2017-04-13
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