Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Burseen
Year Of Registration: 2014
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2015
Seedling Number: 010-1568A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Flared
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Wine
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Wisteria blue standards blended, edged, and veined grey purple, yellow base; majolica yellow falls, light brown edges, bright electric blue washed centers, red brown washed shoulders, white veins
Beard Color: Indian yellow
Style Arm Color: Wisteria blue
Fragrance: Pronounced
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2018
Award of Merit: 2023

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: Greet the Sun X Different Take
Child plants: 14 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2019-04-30
In shade.
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2022-06-01
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2019-05-04
A later bloom, colors less bright, but still a beauty.
Location: Dallas TX
Date: 2023-04-14
Location: Dallas, TX
Date: 2023-04-14
Location: Santa Cruz, California
Date: 2020-02-29
Early bloom!!
Location: Cottonwood, CA
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Dallas, TX
Date: 2023-04-14
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: Spring 2021
Location: Michigan-my garden
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-05-03
Location: my front yard
Date: 2022-05-25
Location: Cottonwood, CA
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-01-08
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris 2017

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