Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2000
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2001
Seedling Number: E120-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Variegata
Bloom Color Description: Clear butterscotch standards; ruby red brown falls, 3/4" tan beige band
Beard Color: Old gold
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2003
Award of Merit: 2005

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: B246-1: (Sooner Serenade x Latin Melody) X Plume d'Or
Child plants: 59 child plants

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  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2017-05-19
Location: New Zealand
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2017-05-21
Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2022-05-24

Date: 2017-05-31
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2016-05-26
 2:36 pm. A Regal masterpiece. I wonder if a smidgeon of Supreme
Location: New Zealand
Location: Zone 7 Knoxville
Date: 2017-04-26
Location: My garden
Date: 2016-04-26
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2016-05-25
 5:49 pm. A velvety wine colour in the falls, orange beards, and
Location: Zone7b East Tenn
Location: Iowa
Date: 2013-05-28
Uploaded by tveguy3
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-06-08
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2016-05-20
 4:20 pm. Many of Blyth's Irises have open standards. Good for sm
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-30
Location: Schreiners Gardens
Date: 2011-05-31
Uploaded by tveguy3
Uploaded by tveguy3
Location: My Garden - Delphi, Indiana
Mastery vs. Ancient Echoes (falls)
Uploaded by avmoran
Location: southern KY
Date: 2018-05-08

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: New Zealand

Photo courtesy of Pleasants Valley Iris Farm

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