Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Brad Kasperek
Year Of Registration: 2001
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2001
Seedling Number: 95B-27C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Violet
Flower Patterns: Broken
Bloom Color Description: Tan, slightly deeper netted overlay, light yellow and warm lavender inclusion, additional random red grape highlights on falls
Beard Color: Light tan orange
Fragrance: Slight

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Tiger Honey X Stardust Memories

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2022-05-25
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
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Location: my front garden
Date: 2012-05-05

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: My front garden
Date: 2012-05-05

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