Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Seedling Number: H-145
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 8: 10° to 20°
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Wine
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, washed dark beetroot; yellow and white falls, edged, veined and dotted dark beetroot
Beard Color: Cream, tipped beetroot red
Style Arm Color: Dark beetroot and cream
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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: Innocence Abroad X Rock Star
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2019-05-16
Location: Stokesdale, NC
Date: 2022-04-17
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2019-05-16
Location: Camilla S/W GA.
Date: 03-31-22
Location: Stokesdale, NC
Date: 2022-04-24
Location: Utah
Date: 2021-05-19

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens
Location: Holly's Garden, Redding CA
Date: 2024-04-08
Location: southern KY
Date: 2019-04-22
Location: Frannie's Iris Garden, Elk Grove, CA
Date: 2016-03-27
Another early bloom.
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-05-27
I've had this rhyzome for 2 years, first time bloom :)
Location: Holly's Garden Redding CA 
Date: 2024-04-08
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-25
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Uploaded by izmepeggy

Date: 2021-08-08

Image courtesy of Winterberry Iris Gardens
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-05-27
Location: Work area
Date: 2014-10-09
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Belmont garden - full sun
Date: 2015-05-27
Uploaded by Misawa77
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: April 2012
Location: southern KY
Date: 2019-04-18
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: April 2012
Uploaded by Skiekitty
Location: Long Island, NY
Date: 2022-05-28
Uploaded by Misawa77

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Comments:
  • Posted by Muddymitts (Western Kentucky - Zone 7a) on Oct 5, 2013 6:01 AM concerning plant:
    I found the standards on this Iris to be very wide open -- an appearance that I didn't care for. In looking at the photos of other growers of Innocent Star, I see that this seems to be typical of this cultivar.
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