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Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2006
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2007
Seedling Number: P-9A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Silver/Grey
Flower Patterns: Broken
Bloom Color Description: Purple black irregularly streaked silver
Beard Color: Purple black, tipped old gold
Style Arm Color: Purple black
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2011

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: Apollo One X Purple Streaker
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Ramona, CA
Date: 2023-04-21
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2019-05-12
Location: My garden, Watkins Glen, NY
Date: May 2022
Location: Jones OK,
Date: April 2015
Peggy Anne
Location: Home
Date: 2016-06-03
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-21
Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
Date: 2019-05-12
Photo by iciris

Date: 2021-05-15
Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
Date: 2021-05-18
Location: Home
Date: 2016-06-03
Location: Wonthaggi/North , Victoria, Australia
Date: 2021-11-09
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2021-04-18
Location: Durham, NC
Date: April, 2015
Location: Home
Date: 2016-06-06
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Lancaster, CA
Date: 2018-04-20
Photo by Misawa77
Location: Durham, NC
Date: April, 2015
Closeup of bud
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: Superstition Iris Gardens - Cathey's Valley, CA
Date: April 18, 2015
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2021-05-02
Location: Clymer,PA
Date: 2022-05-31
Location: SW yard
Date: 5-1-16
Great broken color, very first bloom.
Photo by Misawa77

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: Home
Date: 2016-06-04
Photo by Misawa77
Location: Durham, NC
Date: April, 2015
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