Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Michael Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2019
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2020
Seedling Number: AB-679-B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Violet
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Rose purple standards; violet falls, lighter at edge
Beard Color: Orange
Style Arm Color: Rose purple
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2023

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: Edifice X Y-4479-C: (Cold Fusion x Fruited Plain)

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden near Houghton Lake, MI
Date: 2021-06-14

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens
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