Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Michael Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2010
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2011
Seedling Number: V-543
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Purple standards; purple falls with dark plum radiating from the beards
Beard Color: Brick orange
Style Arm Color: Purple
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet

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: Double Exposure X Raspberry Swirl
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2017-06-02
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-25
First year bloom.
Location: Tennessee
Date: 2020-04-23
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-02
First year plant.
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-17
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-24
First year bloom. In bright sun.
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-05-26
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-02
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-04-21
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-04-22
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-04-22
Location: Catheys Valley California
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-04-22
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-04-22
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26

Date: 2014-04-26

Date: 2015-04-25

Date: 2013-12-15
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-04-22

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens

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