Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Tasco
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: 96-TB-08-35
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Violet standards; cold white falls heavily peppered violet, darker violet rim
Beard Color: White with hairs tipped golden yellow, few violet tips at end
Style Arm Color: Violet, old gold edges
Fragrance: Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2006
Award of Merit: 2008

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: Splashacata X Colortrak
Child plants: 10 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: My garden, Sweden
Date: 2018
Location: My garden, Sweden
Date: 2018
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2021-04-21
TB Iris Celestial Explosion
Location: My Garden, Wickford, Essex, UK. 
Date: 2023-05-25
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 25, 2011
Photo by avmoran
Location: Ukraine
Date: 2015-05-25
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Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2021-05-20
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2021-04-19
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2017-04-16
Tall Bearded Iris Celestrial Explosion

Photo 5/16/10
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2023-05-22
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 23, 2015
Early Morning Sunlight

Celestial Explosion

Celestial Explosion
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 24, 2014
Close Up In Moderate Sunlight
Location: Superstitions Garden In California
Date: 2012-04-30
Location: Yorkville, IL
Date: 2020-05-24
Location: Yorkville, IL
Date: 2020-05-22
Photo by Betja
Photo by Betja
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-25
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-25
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2017-04-19
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2017-04-19
Photo by Dachsylady86
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2015-06-05
Location: Catheys Valley California
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Photo by Betja
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: March 27, 2015
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: March 29, 2015
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-02
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Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: March 30, 2015

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Date: 2010-04-25
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden
Photo by Betja
Photo by redheadclan
Location: Poilly-Lez-Gien France
"Photo courtesy of Cayeux Iris. Used with permission."
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