Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2013
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2013
Seedling Number: TB129A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Violet
Bloom Color Description: Bronze brown standards; bronze brown falls, lighter center fall wash of violet
Beard Color: Mustard to brown
Style Arm Color: Bronze
Fragrance: Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2016

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: Blyth 0139-B: (Wintry Sky x (Decadence x Stop Flirting)) X Audacious Amber

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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