Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2007
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2007
Seedling Number: K55-5
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Very Early
Very Early
Early
Early Mid
Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Pastel lilac standards; pastel lilac mauve falls
Beard Color: Lilac, tipped chocolate bronze
Fragrance: Slight
Musky

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: H126-1: (F221-1: (C233-Y: (Z75-4: (And Royal x Chocolate Vanilla) x Z63-4: (W117-1: ((Alpine Journey x Beachgirl) x (Beachgirl x ((Tranquil Star x Coral Strand) x (Persian Smoke x Chimbolam)))) x Chocolate Vanilla)) x C222-A: (Aztec Burst x Witching)) x F182-1: (Katie Pie x D61-1: (A63-1: (Dance Man x Rembrandt Magic) x Bygone Era))) X H170-1: (Silk Romance x F175-1: (Man About Town x D61-1: (A63-1: (Dance Man x Rembrandt Magic) x Bygone Era)))
Child plants: 16 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-07-19
Full sun
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-07-19
Sun
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-07-19
Beard shot. Sun
Uploaded by Betja
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-25
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2021-06-08
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2020-05-22
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2020-05-22
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-07-19
Beard shot. Overcast
Location: Keith Keppel's garden in Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-21
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-26
Location: Keith Keppel's garden in Salem, OR.
Date: 2011-05-21
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-23
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-26
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
just opened
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
relaxed
Uploaded by Betja

Photo courtesy of Iris Sisters Farm, used with permission
Uploaded by MaryDurtschi

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden
Uploaded by MaryDurtschi
Uploaded by MaryDurtschi
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 22, 2012 11:28 AM concerning plant:
    Wonderful flowers of a unique color. Appears to be a slow grower.

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