Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Donald Spoon
Year Of Registration: 2007
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: 2001-169A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Maroon
Beard Color: Maroon
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy

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: Guinevere's Kiss X 98-357A: (Swingtown x Gypsy Romance)

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2018-04-18
TB Iris Spice It Up
Location: Winterberry Iris Gardens, Cross Junction, VA
Date: May 27, 2016
Spice It Up
Location: Winterberry Iris Gardens, Cross Junction, VA
Date: May 27, 2016
Spice It Up in the garden

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens

Photo courtesy of Winterberry Iris Gardens

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