Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2006
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2006
Seedling Number: T193A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 47 inches (119 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Sultry blue purple standards; rich blue violet falls, blue fall overlay, deeper around beards
Beard Color: Blue
Style Arm Color: Blue purple, buff yellow on sides
Fragrance: Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2009

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: Nora Eileen X Hook

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Philo, California
Date: 2016-05-03
color is even deeper
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Date: 2024-04-11
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Date: 2023-04-23
Location: southeast Ohio
Date: 2016-05-10
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Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2021-05-04

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