Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Larry Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2001
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2001
Seedling Number: JO94-13
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Dark violet blue
Beard Color: Dark violet
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2004

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: JO89-8: (Dusky Challenger x Swirling Seas) X Larry Gaulter
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Home garden
Date: 2018-05-01
Uploaded by bramedog

Date: 2013-06-05
Location: Keith Keppel Iris Garden, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2015-05-19
AIS National Convention, Portland, OR--Iris in Wonderland 2015
Uploaded by Betja

Date: 2008-05-28
  • Uploaded by psa
Location: In backyard, Elk Grove, CA
Date: 2014-04-13
Uncharted Waters Iris
Uploaded by Betja
Uploaded by Betja

Date: 2008-05-26
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