Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1967
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1968
Seedling Number: SB2
Classification: Siberian
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Rose mauve, veined signal tip flash of blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1969

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Showy
Ploidy: Diploid
Parentage: Towanda Red Flare X Eric the Red
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Siberian Iris

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-07
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2015-05-20
Location: Southern 
Date: 2017-06-19
Location: RHS Harlow Carr gardens, Yorkshire, England UK 
Date: 2020-06-07
Iris Sparkling Rose
Location: Cowansville, Quebec, Canada
Date: 2020-02-17

Date: 2009-06-02
Location: RHS Harlow Carr gardens, Yorkshire, England UK 
Date: 2020-06-07
Iris Sparkling Rose
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-06-09
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-06-09

Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Pond. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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Comments:
  • Posted by Paintedtrillium (Southern Maine - Zone 6a) on Jun 3, 2017 8:25 PM concerning plant:
    I exhibited Sparkling Rose at our state Iris society a few years ago and won a first place blue ribbon over many modern hybrids. This is high praise for an iris registered nearly many decades ago. It is lovely.
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