■(IB) 'Fantastic Blue'
1975, Palmer
'Fantastic Blue' (
Cleo Palmer, R. 1974). Seedling #7021. IB, 23" (58 cm). Early bloom. Standards light blue; falls light blue, white hafts from edge to edge, veined dark violet; light violet halo below yellow beard. Seedling #6662: ((
'Blue Sapphire' x
Pierre Menard') x
'Regina Maria') X
'Little Titan'. Palmer, Riverdale Iris 1975. Honorable Mention 1977.
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From AIS Bulletin #217 April 1975 Introducing FANTASTIC BLUE: IB, 23", Sdlg. 7021. S. light blue; F. light blue, white hafts veined dark violet; light violet halo running from edge to edge in front of yellow beard. Wide, round, lightly ruffled, horizontally flared falls with very wide hafts. Vigorous increaser and bloomer. 1-2 branches; 4-7 buds. Limited fertility but may be a useful breeder for borders. Too big for best proportion. ((6662: 6430: Blue Sapphire x Pierre Menard) x Regina Maria) X Little Titan. $10.00. Palmer's Iris Garden. |
FANTASTIC BLUE, another Cleo Palmer IB, had a fantastic amount of bloom on the clump. It is ruffled light blue with deeper blue shading across the hafts. The blooms are larger than many intermediates. [Dorothy Willott, (OH), “Medians at Philbrook Art Center”, The Bulletin of the American Iris Society, No. 238 (July 1980): 27.] |
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Culture
Quick Summary of Cultural Directions
FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION |
Exposure Prefers full sun for optimal performance, may still bloom in half-day shade |
Fertilizer Prefers rich conditions on relatively inorganic soils. |
Hardiness Zones 4-8 for most varieties, Some cultivars tolerate colder, others tolerate warmer zones (please comment in comment box with your location if this cultivar grows well in zone 3, 4, 9, or 10.) |
PH Prefers Neutral to basic solis 6.1 to 8.5, quite toleranr of more extreme conditions |
Water: Prefers well drained good garden soil, Tolerant of dry conditions in established plants, Intolerant of swampy conditions. |
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- IB Fantastic Blue bloomed at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, approximately, May 15 - June 3, in 2017. -- HollyJohnson2017 -04-01 - 01 Aug 2017