Blue Hues (Donald Spoon, 2010) is a captivating SDB iris that brings a painterly, gallery-worthy flair to the early midseason garden. This reblooming, 14″ (36 cm) standout is celebrated for its extraordinary color play: standards glow in light lavender-blue (RHS 97D) with a violet blue (95B/C) base and midrib, while the style arms shimmer with light lavender-blue and blue-green (115D) midlines, edged in pink. The falls are a spectacle of light lavender-blue, boldly marked with a violet blue (95A/C) spot and a luminous turquoise (121A) halo near the beard, with green (139B) and brown (177A) tones adding depth at the hafts. The beards themselves are a dynamic gradient—white at the tip, golden yellow in the middle, and deepening to yellow-orange (23A) in the throat. Ruffled petals and a slight spicy fragrance complete the effect, making Blue Hues a true garden showpiece. With a pedigree from ‘Blueberries’ sibling X ‘Karen Jones’, and proven rebloom performance in TN, NC, and VA (USDA Zones 6b, 7, 7b), this iris is a must-have for collectors and those seeking a dynamic, color-forward bloom. Available at Amethyst Creek Farm.Attributes: Edge Trim, Fragrant, Novelty, Rebloomer, Ruffled, Space AgeRebloomerThis cultivar is a known rebloomer.Known Rebloom Zones: Zone 6b, Zone 7, Zone 7bRebloom Confidence: ⭐⭐⭐
