Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2010
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: Tw139YY
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Near solid purple-black standards; white falls, deep inky purple-black plicata band
Beard Color: Lemon in throat, deep blue at end
Style Arm Color: Inky purple-black
Fragrance: Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012

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: Storm Track X Blackberry Tease

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2022-04-27
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Date: 2016-05-05
Location: my yard
Location: Mid-America Gardens
Date: 2015-05-13

Date: 2014-05-21
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2022-04-25
Not fully open, but happy to see this first-time bloom held up to
Location: WRP OKC
Date: May 2015
Location: Mid-America Gardens
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: Mid America Gardens
Date: 2012-06-01
Location: Mid America Gardens
Date: 2012-06-01
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Date: 2014-05-21
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
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Location: Catheys Valley CA
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Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2022-04-24
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2022-04-25
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Date: 2014-05-23
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