Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Shirley Trio
Year Of Registration: 2013
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2012
Seedling Number: SXMM
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards, gold edge; dark blue purple falls surrounded by lighter band of blue, white blaze surrounded by cerulean blue, few chocolate lines radiating out from heart
Beard Color: Gold
Style Arm Color: White, gold fringe and edge
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2015
Award of Merit: 2017

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Starring X Midnight Moonlight
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Frannie's Iris Garden, Elk Grove, CA
Date: 2014-04-15
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: Superstitions Garden In California
Date: 2012-04-29
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
Location: Superstitions Garden In California
Date: 2012-04-29
Location: In a public garden
Date: 2013-05-04
Location: In a public garden
Date: 2013-05-04
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